Overview
This book provides a novel criminological understanding of white-collar crime and corporate lawbreaking in China focusing on: lack of reliable official data, guanxi and corruption, state-owned enterprises, media censorship, enforcement and regulatory capacity. The text begins with an introduction to the topic placing it in global perspective, followed by chapters examining the importance of comparative study, corruption as a major crime in China, case studies and etiology, domestic, regional and global consequences, and concluding theoretical and policy issues that can inform future research.
Full Product Details
Author: Adam K. Ghazi-Tehrani ,
Henry N. Pontell
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition: 1st ed. 2022
Weight: 0.320kg
ISBN: 9783030907068
ISBN 10: 3030907066
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 16 February 2023
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
“The authors … are prolific scholars who have emmeshed themselves in white-collar research and comparative studies, with a particular focus on China. The result is this enlightening, informative, and up-to-date case study of Chinese white-collar crime … . Drawing on a variety of data sources, including published articles, books, reports, and interviews with dozens of academics and criminal justice practitioners across a decade (2009–18), this book is a must-read for students and scholars who are interested in white-collar crime.” (Hong Lu and Shujing Shi, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, clcjbooks.rutgers.edu, June, 2023) “This book makes an important contribution to the further study of white-collar crime in China. Those who are interested in Chinese crime problems, particularly for white-collar and corporate crime, will find it valuable and beneficial. … The book is based on case analysis. Readers will be interested in the criteria of how these cases are selected.” (Mengliang Dai, Asian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 18 (1), 2023)
“This book makes an important contribution to the further study of white-collar crime in China. Those who are interested in Chinese crime problems, particularly for white-collar and corporate crime, will find it valuable and beneficial. … The book is based on case analysis. Readers will be interested in the criteria of how these cases are selected.” (Mengliang Dai, Asian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 18 (1), 2023)
This book makes an important contribution to the further study of white-collar crime in China. Those who are interested in Chinese crime problems, particularly for white-collar and corporate crime, will find it valuable and beneficial. ... The book is based on case analysis. Readers will be interested in the criteria of how these cases are selected. (Mengliang Dai, Asian Journal of Criminology, Vol. 18 (1), 2023)
Author Information
Adam K. Ghazi-Tehrani is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama. He has written extensively on white-collar crime in China, cybercrime and hate crime and serves on the Executive Board of the Division of White-Collar and Corporate Crime of the American Society of Criminology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. Henry N. Pontell is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and Professor Emeritus at the University of California Irvine. An internationally recognized scholar, his research on white-collar crime includes studies in China and countries throughout Asia. He is a past president of the Western Society of Criminology and vice-president of the American Society of Criminology, and is a fellow of both organizations.
