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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815149203321

Autore

Frankel Tamar

Titolo

Trust and honesty : America's business culture at a crossroad / / Tamar Frankel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2006

©2006

ISBN

0-19-770388-7

0-19-992402-3

1-280-56046-0

1-4237-3399-1

0-19-534363-8

1-60256-675-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

345.73/0263

Soggetti

Corporation law - United States - Criminal provisions

Fraud - United States

Breach of trust - United States

Corporations - Corrupt practices - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1. The Spreading Abuse of Trust and Deception; 2. Old and New Concerns; 3. Toward Abuse of Trust and Mistrust; 4. Toward Deception; 5. Toward a Different American Culture; 6. Rising Opportunities and Temptations; 7. The Shift to Weaker Morality, Weaker Law, and Stronger Market Discipline; 8. The Subtle Changes in Legal Doctrine and Intepretation; 9. The Shift from Professions to Businesses; 10. In Markets We Trust; 11. Why Did Legal Enforcement Fail to Stem the Avalanche of Fraud?; 12. Toward an Honest Society; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J

KL; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y

Sommario/riassunto

Suggests that fraud and the abuse of trust could have a widespread impact on American economy and prosperity, and argues that the way to counter this disturbing trend is to reverse the culture of business



dishonesty.