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About Canada: Corporate Crime
Laureen Snider
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Description for About Canada: Corporate Crime
Paperback. A primer on a topic rarley discussed in public debate: corporations who engage in both criminal and legal but socially harmful behaviours in their relentless pursuit of profit. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JKVK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
When corporations misbehave the consequences are devastating. The monetary costs of the 2008 financial crisis, a direct result of financial mismanagement, were in the trillions, and yet none of those responsible were held to account. The monetary costs of Criminal Code theft pale in comparison, and yet our prisons are filled with people who commit street theft. In order to understand why governments, regulators, unions, activists and community groups have such a difficult time preventing and sanctioning corporate criminals we must first recognize the vital role of corporate economic power. Focusing on crimes against workers/employees, and the environment and financial ... Read more
When corporations misbehave the consequences are devastating. The monetary costs of the 2008 financial crisis, a direct result of financial mismanagement, were in the trillions, and yet none of those responsible were held to account. The monetary costs of Criminal Code theft pale in comparison, and yet our prisons are filled with people who commit street theft. In order to understand why governments, regulators, unions, activists and community groups have such a difficult time preventing and sanctioning corporate criminals we must first recognize the vital role of corporate economic power. Focusing on crimes against workers/employees, and the environment and financial ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Number of Pages
152
Place of Publication
Black Point, Nova Scotia, Canada
ISBN
9781552667330
SKU
V9781552667330
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