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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807416503321

Autore

Wraith Ronald

Titolo

Corruption in developing countries . Volume 85 / / Ronald Wraith and Edgar Simpkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

©1963

ISBN

1-136-85846-6

0-203-83572-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

Routledge Library Editions: Development

Disciplina

364.1323096

Soggetti

Political corruption - Africa

Civil service - Africa

Social classes - Great Britain

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

<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>