How to Steal a City: The Battle for Nelson Mandela Bay. An Inside Account
by Olver, Crispian
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- ISBN 10
- 1868428206
- ISBN 13
- 9781868428205
- Seller
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Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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About This Item
(Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2017) 9781868428205. 232 x 152 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. (x) + 277, incl. index. Fine condition. "As a former senior state official and local government 'fixer', Crispian Olver was no stranger to dodgy politicians and broken organisations. Yet what he found in Nelson Mandela Bay went far beyond rigged contracts, blatant conflicts of interest and garden-variety kickbacks. The city's administration had evolved into a sophisticated web of front companies, criminal syndicates and compromised local politicians and officials. The metro was effectively controlled by a criminal network closely allied to a dominant local ANC faction. What Olver found was complete state capture - a microcosm of what has taken place in national government." .
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- Bookseller
- Christison Rare Books, IOBA SABDA (ZA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13288
- Title
- How to Steal a City: The Battle for Nelson Mandela Bay. An Inside Account
- Author
- Olver, Crispian
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1868428206
- ISBN 13
- 9781868428205
- Publisher
- (Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball, 2017) 9781868428205
- Keywords
- Corruption. State Capture. Port Elizabeth. Gqeberha Eastern Cape
- Bookseller catalogs
- Eastern Cape;
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