Economic Gangsters : Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations /

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Meet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him--he has diplomatic immunity. He's the Chinese smuggler who dodges tariffs by magically transforming frozen chickens into fr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fisman, Raymond (Author)
Other Authors: Miguel, Edward
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Edition:[New edition].
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Smuggling.
Political corruption > Economic aspects.
Economic development.
Violence > Economic aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
TRUE CRIME > General.
economic development.
Contrebande.
Violence > Aspect economique.
Developpement economique.
Corruption (Politique) > Aspect economique.
Corruption > Aspect economique.
Corruption > Economic aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One: Fighting For Economic Development; Chapter Two: Suharto, Inc.; Chapter Three: The Smuggling Gap; Chapter Four: Nature or Nurture? Understanding the Culture of Corruption; Chapter Five: No Water, No Peace; Chapter Six: Death by a Thousand Small Cuts; Chapter Seven: The Road Back From War; Chapter Eight: Learning to Fight Economic Gangsters; Epilogue: Doing Better This Time; Postscript to the Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index.

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