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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Brioschi, Carlo Alberto (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2017]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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"--
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 (272 pages).
ISBN:9780815727934