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Corruption and Reform : Lessons from America's Economic History /
Despite recent corporate scandals, the United States is among the world?s least corrupt nations. But in the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of today?s most corrupt developing nations as municipal governments and robber barons alike found new ways to...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2006.
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| Colección: | National Bureau of Economic Research conference report.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Despite recent corporate scandals, the United States is among the world?s least corrupt nations. But in the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of today?s most corrupt developing nations as municipal governments and robber barons alike found new ways to steal from taxpayers and swindle investors. In Corruption and Reform, contributors explore this shadowy period of United States history in search of better methods to fight corruption worldwide today. Contributors to this volume address the measurement and consequences of fraud and corruption, and t. |
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| Notas: | "The chapters in this volume were presented on July 30-31, 2004, at the "Corruption and Reform" conference held at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA."--Acknowledgments |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (ix, 386 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780226299594 0226299597 9780226299570 0226299570 1281125679 9781281125675 9786611125677 6611125671 |