Corruption : a very short introduction / Leslie Holmes.
"Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and terrorism. It is thought to be one of the principal causes of poverty around the globe. Its significance in the contemporary world cannot be undervalu...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2015.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Very short introductions ;
426. |
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| Online Access: | Oxford Very Short Introductions |
| Summary: | "Corruption is one of the biggest global issues, ahead of extreme poverty, unemployment, the rising cost of food and energy, climate change, and terrorism. It is thought to be one of the principal causes of poverty around the globe. Its significance in the contemporary world cannot be undervalued. In this Very Short Introduction, Leslie Holmes looks the history of corruption across the millennia and considers why the international community has only highlighted it as a problem in the past two decades. Holmes explores the phenomenon from several different perspectives, from the cultural differences affecting how corruption is defined, its impact, its various causes, and the possible remedies. Providing evidence of corruption and considering ways to address it around the world, this is an important introduction to a significant and serious global issue." -- Amazon.com |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 143 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0191785210 9780191785214 |