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_a364.1323
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100 1 _aCockcroft, Laurence.
245 1 0 _aGlobal corruption :
_bmoney, power and ethics in the modern world /
_cLaurence Cockcroft.
264 1 _aLondon : |b
_bI.B. Tauris,
_c2014.
264 4 _c© 2012
300 _axxv, 270 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c22 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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500 _aOriginally published: 2012.
500 _aeconomic&political bookfair2015
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _a1. What is Corruption? -- 2. The Corrosive Power of Corruption -- 3. Secret Trades -- 4. Victims of Corruption -- 5. Constant Values, Changing Standards -- 6. Why Now? -- 7. What Drives Corruption Forward? -- 8. The Long March: Is There Progress? -- 9. Key Roadblocks -- 10. Corruption and Global Warming -- 11. The People's Voice -- 12. Shaping the Future.
520 _aCorruption has played a pivotal role in determining the current state of the world - from mass poverty in developing countries, to the destruction of natural resources and to the erosion of trust in political parties. Laurence Cockcroft here argues that corruption has to be seen as the result of the interplay between elite 'embedded networks', greed and organised crime. He shows how the growth of corruption has been facilitated by globalisation, the integration of new and expanding markets into the world economy, and by the rapid expansion of 'offshore' financial facilities. These facilities provide a home to largely unregulated pools of finance derived from personal fortunes, organised crime and pricing malpractice in international trade. By identifying the main drivers of corruption world-wide and analyzing the current action to control them, this book suggests ways in which the problems caused by corruption can be addressed and ultimately prevented.
650 0 _aCorruption.
650 0 _aPolitical corruption
_xEconomic aspects.
650 0 _aWealth
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aCorruption.
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