Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines
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Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines is a memoir by Nigerian economist and former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recounting her experiences and risks faced while leading anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria.
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| Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines Context triple: [Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, notableWork, Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines]
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The Myth of the Liberal Media
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D.
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines Target entity description: Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines is a memoir by Nigerian economist and former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recounting her experiences and risks faced while leading anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria.
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A.
The Fifth Estate
The Fifth Estate is a 2013 biographical thriller film that dramatizes the rise of WikiLeaks and its controversial founder Julian Assange.
-
B.
Pathologies of Power
Pathologies of Power is a book by physician-anthropologist Paul Farmer that examines how social and economic inequalities drive human suffering and health disparities around the world.
-
C.
The Myth of the Liberal Media
The Myth of the Liberal Media is a critical work that challenges the notion of media objectivity in the United States, arguing that mainstream news outlets systematically reflect and reinforce corporate and elite interests.
-
D.
Howard Reports
Howard Reports is an early series of officially reported decisions of the United States Supreme Court, compiled by court reporter Benjamin C. Howard before the adoption of the United States Reports title.
-
E.
Saturday Night Massacre
The Saturday Night Massacre was the 1973 constitutional crisis during the Watergate scandal in which President Richard Nixon ordered the firing of special prosecutor Archibald Cox, prompting the resignations of top Justice Department officials.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| about |
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Nigerian government reforms ⓘ fuel subsidy reform in Nigeria ⓘ kidnapping of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s mother ⓘ political resistance to reform ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage stronger institutions against corruption
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illustrate the human cost of anti-corruption work ⓘ |
| author | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nigeria ⓘ |
| depicts |
economic policy-making in Nigeria
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threats faced by reformers ⓘ |
| describes |
negotiations with political elites
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policy battles over fuel subsidies ⓘ security threats to reformers and their families ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
Goodluck Jonathan administration in Nigeria
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s tenure as finance minister of Nigeria ⓘ early 2000s Nigerian economic reforms ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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political memoir ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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policy makers ⓘ students of governance and development ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
anti-corruption reform
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corruption in Nigeria ⓘ governance ⓘ personal risk in public service ⓘ public finance management ⓘ |
| placeOfNarrative |
Abuja
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Nigeria’s federal institutions ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between reformers and vested interests
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impact of corruption on ordinary citizens ⓘ |
| setting |
Nigeria
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Ministry of Finance of Nigeria ⓘ
surface form:
Nigerian Ministry of Finance
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| theme |
costs of fighting corruption
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institutional reform ⓘ international financial institutions and Nigeria ⓘ personal courage in public office ⓘ |
| title | Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines self-link ⓘ |
| workOf | Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala ⓘ |
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Subject: Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines Description of subject: Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines is a memoir by Nigerian economist and former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala recounting her experiences and risks faced while leading anti-corruption efforts in Nigeria.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
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Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines
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Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines
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Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous: The Story Behind the Headlines
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