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Corruption: a short history

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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 historyfrom Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapsesand concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy.

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Product Details
Brookings Institution Press
0815727925 / 9780815727927
eBook (Adobe Pdf, EPUB)
25/04/2017
English
272 pages
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