Corruption, Development and Underdevelopment
Robin Theobald
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Description for Corruption, Development and Underdevelopment
Hardback. This book starts by explaining what corruption is and emphasizes the global character of corruption and the necessity of locating the phenomenon within a broader process of social and economic change. It concludes that corruption is a problem in the Third World but also in developed countries. Num Pages: 202 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFG; HPQ; JPF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.
Corruption, for most of us, almost immediately evokes images of the third world especially countries like Nigeria, Mexico and India. Whilst we may concede that corruption exists in developed countries it is generally thought to be under control. Despite such widely-held views there is very little hard evidence on the actual extent of corruption in any country. This book strives to look behind impressions in an attempt to determine what factors underlie the high profile of corruption in UDCs. For an adequate understanding of the phenomenon the global character of corruption is emphasized as well as the necessity of locating ... Read more
Corruption, for most of us, almost immediately evokes images of the third world especially countries like Nigeria, Mexico and India. Whilst we may concede that corruption exists in developed countries it is generally thought to be under control. Despite such widely-held views there is very little hard evidence on the actual extent of corruption in any country. This book strives to look behind impressions in an attempt to determine what factors underlie the high profile of corruption in UDCs. For an adequate understanding of the phenomenon the global character of corruption is emphasized as well as the necessity of locating ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1989
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333433287
SKU
V9780333433287
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