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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820487103321

Autore

Gilby Nicholas

Titolo

Deception in high places : a history of bribery in Britain's arms trade / / Nicholas Gilby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, [England] : , : Pluto Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78371-129-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

382.4562340941

Soggetti

Arms transfers

Bribery

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

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""1. The Chancer: Negotiating BAE's First Saudi Deals (1963-66)""; ""2. Hand in Glove: Whitehall's Involvement in Bribery Schemes (1968-73)""; ""3. The 'Deniable Fiddle': Dealing with the Saudi Arabian National Guard (1968-72)""; ""4. The 'Special Relationship': Britain and the Shah of Iran (1970-78)""; ""5. Parting Ways: British and American Corruption Scandals (1975-76)""; ""6. At Arm's Length: How the British Government Avoided Taking Action against Corruption (1976-78)""

""7. Thwarted: How International Action against Corruption was Stopped in its Tracks (1975-80)""""8. 'Business as Usual' (1980-2001)""; ""9. An Investigation Interrupted: The SFO and BAE Systems (2004-10)""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Index""