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Corruption : a short history / Carlo Alberto Brioschi ; translation by Antony Shugaar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Italian Series: The short histories | Short historiesPublisher: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, 2017Description: vi, 263 pages ; 19 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780815727910 (paperback)
  • 0815727917 (paperback)
Uniform titles:
  • Breve storia della corruzione. English
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: CorruptionDDC classification:
  • 364.1/32309
LOC classification:
  • JF 1081 B858c 2017
Contents:
Introduction: If Julius Caesar Is a Thief1. The Gift in Antiquity2. Democracy and Decadence3. Bribes in Ancient Rome4. The Feces of the Devil5. Corruption in Power6. Philosophy of Corruption7. A Pragmatic Approach to Corruption8. The American Dream of Purity9. Restoration and Decadence10. Parts in the Play11. The Great Dictatorships12. Beyond the Age of Innocence13. Expansion of the Realm of Corruption14. Corrupt Finance: The Great Market CollapsesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex
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"-- Provided by publisher.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) JF 1081 B858c 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000164821

Translation of: Breve storia della corruzione.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: If Julius Caesar Is a Thief1. The Gift in Antiquity2. Democracy and Decadence3. Bribes in Ancient Rome4. The Feces of the Devil5. Corruption in Power6. Philosophy of Corruption7. A Pragmatic Approach to Corruption8. The American Dream of Purity9. Restoration and Decadence10. Parts in the Play11. The Great Dictatorships12. Beyond the Age of Innocence13. Expansion of the Realm of Corruption14. Corrupt Finance: The Great Market CollapsesConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

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