Political corruption books

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International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption

International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption...

Author: Susan Rose-Ackerman
ISBN: 9781847207456
Format: Paperback
$174.80

Economic research on corruption aims both to isolate the economic effects of quid pro quo deals between agents and...  Read More >>

Bribery and Extortion: Undermining Business, Governments, and Security

Bribery and Extortion: Undermining Business, Governments,...

Author: Alexandra Addison Wrage
ISBN: 9780275996499
Format: Hardback
$96.00

People pay immigration officers not to ask, customs officials not to inspect, and police officers not to investigate....  Read More >>

Corruption in Urban Politics and Society, Britain 1780–1950

Corruption in Urban Politics and Society, Britain 1780–1950...

Author: John Smith ,  James R Moore
ISBN: 9780754637059
Format: Hardback
$315.00

The issue of ethical standards in public life has become a central concern in contemporary public discourse. This...  Read More >>

The Best System Money Can Buy: Corruption in the European Union

The Best System Money Can Buy: Corruption in the European...

Author: Carolyn Warner
ISBN: 9780801445552
Format: Hardback
$83.16

Provides a framework for understanding the persistence of corruption in the Western states of the European Union....  Read More >>

Performance Accountability and Combating Corruption

Performance Accountability and Combating Corruption...

Author: Anwar Shah
ISBN: 9780821369418
Format: Paperback
$69.95

Provides an analytical framework and operational approaches needed for the implementation of results-based accountability....  Read More >>

How Corruption Affects Social and Economic Difficulties: The Darkside of Political Economy

How Corruption Affects Social and Economic Difficulties:...

Author: Rupert Hodder ,  Miriam Defensor-Santiago
ISBN: 9780773452992
Format: Hardback
$263.87

Analyzes the meaning of corruption in the socio-political arena in an attempt to understand its root causes, the...  Read More >>

Fighting Corruption in the Public Sector

Fighting Corruption in the Public Sector

Author: Jorge Martinez-Vazquez ,  Jameson Boex
ISBN: 9780444529749
Format: Hardback
$300.95

This collection of material on the subject of international comparisons is divided into two main sections: The papers...  Read More >>

What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running America: And What You Can Do About It

What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running...

Author: Melissa Rossi ,  Melissa Rossi
ISBN: 9780452288201
Format: Paperback
$42.24

In sharp, witty prose, Rossi shows what is going on behind the scenes of American politics and how ordinary citizens...  Read More >>

Kickback: Inside the Australian Wheat Board scandal

Kickback: Inside the Australian Wheat Board scandal...

Author: Caroline Overington
ISBN: 9781741751949
Format: Paperback
$36.99

From the award-winning journalist who first broke the story, here - in forensic detail - is the incredible true...  Read More >>

Betraying Our Troops: The Destructive Results of Privatizing War

Betraying Our Troops: The Destructive Results of Privatizing...

Author: Dina Rasor ,  Robert Bauman
ISBN: 9781403981929
Format: Hardback
$39.95

In this shocking expose, two U.S government fraud experts reveal how private contractors have put soldiers' lives...  Read More >>

The Many Faces of Corruption: Tracking the Vulnerabilities at the Sector Level

The Many Faces of Corruption: Tracking the Vulnerabilities...

Author: Jose Edgardo Campos ,  Sanjay Pradhan
ISBN: 9780821367254
Format: Paperback
$69.95

Corruption is a multidimensional phenomenon that rears its head in many places. For this reason, it is difficult...  Read More >>

Hands in the Till: Embezzlement of Public Monies in Mississippi

Hands in the Till: Embezzlement of Public Monies in...

Author: James R. Crockett
ISBN: 9781578069354
Format: Hardback
$91.30

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Druglord: Guns, Powder and Pay-Offs

Druglord: Guns, Powder and Pay-Offs

Author: Graham Johnson (Author)
ISBN: 9781845962401
Format: Paperback
$50.03

When ruthless drug baron John Haase was sentenced to 18 years' imprisonment for heroin-trafficking in 1995, it was...  Read More >>

Money Laundering, Financing Terrorism & Suspicious Activities

Money Laundering, Financing Terrorism & Suspicious Activities...

Author: Benton E Gup
ISBN: 9781600213878
Format: Hardback
$424.32

Money laundering is a global problem. It involves hundreds of billions of dollars, a proof that crime pays. After...  Read More >>

Extradited: One Man's Prison Hell and His Lover's Fight for Justice

Extradited: One Man's Prison Hell and His Lover's Fight...

Author: John Packwood ,  Jane Amestoy
ISBN: 9781905745067
Format: Hardback
$43.96

Arriving in Spain for a short break, John Packwood was arrested at the airport. He discovers that a boat he had...  Read More >>

Corruption in Africa: Causes Consequences, and Cleanups

Corruption in Africa: Causes Consequences, and Cleanups...

Author: John Mukum Mbaku
ISBN: 9780739113165
Format: Hardback
$205.92

Corruption in Africa makes a significant contribution to the study of the impacts and eradication of corruption...  Read More >>

How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business

How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That...

Author: Alena V. Ledeneva
ISBN: 9780801473524
Format: Paperback
$57.25

Ledeneva explores practices in politics, business, media, and the legal sphere in Russia in the 1990s.  Read More >>

How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That Shaped Post-Soviet Politics and Business

How Russia Really Works: The Informal Practices That...

Author: Alena V. Ledeneva
ISBN: 9780801443466
Format: Hardback
$246.50

Ledeneva explores practices in politics, business, media, and the legal sphere in Russia in the 1990s.  Read More >>

State-Corporate Crime: Wrongdoing at the Intersection of Business and Government

State-Corporate Crime: Wrongdoing at the Intersection...

Author: Raymond J. Michalowski ,  Ronald C. Kramer
ISBN: 9780813538884
Format: Hardback
$179.52

Brings together fifteen essays to show that those in positions of political and economic power frequently operate...  Read More >>

State-Corporate Crime: Wrongdoing at the Intersection of Business and Government

State-Corporate Crime: Wrongdoing at the Intersection...

Author: Raymond J. Michalowski ,  Ronald C. Kramer
ISBN: 9780813538891
Format: Paperback
$91.30

Brings together fifteen essays to show that those in positions of political and economic power frequently operate...  Read More >>

Saudi Babylon: Torture, Corruption and Cover-Up Inside the House of Saud

Saudi Babylon: Torture, Corruption and Cover-Up Inside...

Author: Mark Hollingsworth (Author) ,  Sandy Mitchell (Author)
ISBN: 9781845961855
Format: Paperback
$36.83

When Sandy Mitchell was arrested for his alleged involvement in two bombings in Saudi Arabia in December 2000, he...  Read More >>

Russia's Oil Barons and Metal Magnates: Oligarchs and the State in Transition

Russia's Oil Barons and Metal Magnates: Oligarchs and...

Author: S. Fortescue
ISBN: 9781403986177
Format: Hardback
$250.80

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