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| Summary: | Despite recent corporate scandals, the United States is among the world?s least corrupt nations. But in the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of today?s most corrupt developing nations as municipal governments and robber barons alike found new ways to steal from taxpayers and swindle investors. In Corruption and Reform, contributors explore this shadowy period of United States history in search of better methods to fight corruption worldwide today. Contributors to this volume address the measurement and consequences of fraud and corruption, and t.
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| Item Description: | "The chapters in this volume were presented on July 30-31, 2004, at the "Corruption and Reform" conference held at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA."--Acknowledgments |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 386 pages) : illustrations, map |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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| ISBN: | 9780226299594
0226299597
9780226299570
0226299570
1281125679
9781281125675
9786611125677
6611125671 |
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| Language: | English. |
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| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
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