Title Statements
- Full title :Corruption / Carlo Alberto Brioschi ; translation by Antony Shugaar.
Summary
"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 history-from Babylon to modern-day U.S. organized crime and the great market collapses-and concludes with reflections on the moral perception of corruption and its dangers for democracy"--
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- Publication Date:©2017
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Brookings Institution Press
- Place of Publication:Washington, D.C
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2017
The Physical Object
- Description:vi, 263 pages ; : 19 cm.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780815727910, 0815727917
- oclc:ocn921870514
- LC Classification:JF1081
- Dewey Decimal:364.1/32309
Table of Contents
Introduction: If Julius Caesar is a thief -- The gift in antiquity -- Democracy and decadence -- Bribes in ancient Rome -- The feces of the Devil -- Corruption in power -- Philosophy of corruption -- A pragmatic approach to corruption -- The American dream of purity -- Restoration and decadence -- Parts in the play -- The great dictatorships -- Beyond the age of innocence -- Expansion of the realm of corruption -- Corrupt finance : the great market collapses -- Conclusion.
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