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

• Autore: Wraith Ronald
• Pubblicazione: Oxfordshire, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Routledge, , 2014; ©1963
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (212 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.1323096
• Soggetto topico: Political corruption - Africa; Civil service - Africa; Social classes - Great Britain
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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>
• Titolo autorizzato: Corruption in developing countries
• ISBN: 1-136-85846-6; 0-203-83572-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910463502403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge library editions. . -Development.