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Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to examine the nature and extent of corruption in the telecommunications sector in Azerbaijan and the associated issues of governance.
Design/methodology/approach
– A case study examining a wide range of sources on Azerbaijan.
Findings
– Unusually, perhaps uniquely, ownership of major operators has been concealed. Nonetheless, the presidential family controls one of three mobile operators and has a stake in a second.
Research limitations/implications
– A law from 2012 conceals the beneficial ownership of some operators, others merely use offshore registries.
Originality/value
– One of only half a dozen case studies on corruption in telecommunications. It is very unusual in the extent to which ownership of operators is hidden.
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2015
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