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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction: If Julius Caesar is a thief
- The gift of antiquity
- Democracy and decadence
- Bribes in ancient Rome
- The feces of the Devil
- Corruption in power
- Philosophy of corruption
- A pragmatic approach to corruption
- The American dream of purity
- Restoration and decadence
- Parts in a play
- The great dictatorships
- Beyond the age of innocence
- Expansion of the realm of corruption
- Corrupt finance : the great market collapses
- Conclusion.