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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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Italiano |
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Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
[2017]
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Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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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 (272 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780815727934 |