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Autore |
Wraith Ronald |
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Titolo |
Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins |
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Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014 |
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©1963 |
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ISBN |
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1-136-85846-6 |
0-203-83572-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (212 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Library Editions: Development |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political corruption - Africa |
Civil service - Africa |
Social classes - Great Britain |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Original Title; Original Copyright; CONTENTS; PART I AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY; Foreword; 1. The Problem; 2. Glimpses of Corruption; 3. Tout Comprendre c''est Quelquechose Pardonner; 4. A Question of Loyalties; Postscript; PART II BRITAIN, EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES; 1. The Background; 2. Parliamentary Elections; 3. Influencing Members; 4. Administration and the Civil Service; 5. Local Government; 6. The Law; 7. The Armed Forces; 8. The Church; 9. Education; 10. Commerce and Industry; 11. Science; 12. The Victorian Middle Class |
PART III AFRICA, TWENTIETH CENTURY1. First Impressions; 2. Sanctions:; (a) The Sanction of Religion; (b) The Sanction of the Law; 3. Disciplines:; (a) The Discipline of Commerce; (b) The Discipline of the Professions; 4. Uneducated Democracy; 5. Power, Wealth and Status; Conclusion; Index |
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<P>First published in 1963, this study of corruption in the developing countries of Africa takes as its point of comparison Britain, pre-1880, as the authors question whether Britain's experience in overcoming corruption can throw any light the means of overcoming corruption in contemporary developing countries.</P> |
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