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Corruption : a short history /
"From ancient times to modern, corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world. In Corruption: A Short History, Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption was born and has evolved over time, without ever bein...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2017]
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| Colección: | A Short History
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "From ancient times to modern, corruption has been ingrained in human society and is still a powerful issue in the contemporary world. In Corruption: A Short History, Carlo Brioschi provides a thorough and entertaining look at how corruption was born and has evolved over time, without ever being stamped out. He examines corruption through politics and history-from Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapses-and concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy"-- |
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| Notas: | "This book is an adapted translation from Il Malaffare: Breve Storia della Corruzione, Copyright © 2010, Longanesi & C., Gruppo Editoriale Mauri Spagnol"--Title page verso |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vi, 263 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780815727927 0815727925 9780815727934 0815727933 |