Billions of dollars stolen from citizens are circling the globe, enriching powerful individuals, altering political outcomes, and disadvantaging everyday people, notes Alexandra Gillies, an advisor at the Natural Resource Governance Institute. Her new book on oil corruption, Crude Intentions, discusses the “Luanda Leaks” and other recent cases, and the lessons they hold, including for US policy on payment transparency, beneficial ownership reporting, combating bribery and kleptocracy, and climate change.
Join the book launch and panel discussion on “Oil, Money & Power: the Inner Workings of Corruption and How to Fight Back” in Washington DC on 11 March. ……
