Political Corruption

The main objective of this book - New Political Parties in the Party System of Poland is to analyse and investigate new political parties that were...

In Stalins Soviet Monastery Russian scholar Jim Curtis integrates innovative work in linguistics, anthropology, and media theory to develop a holis...

From the breweries of Colorado and the faculties of Harvard to the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Marco DEramo guides us through the places w...

From the breweries of Colorado and the faculties of Harvard to the Nobel Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Marco DEramo guides us through the places w...

Written by an expert team, the Dictionary of Corruption is a comprehensive resource for students, academics, practitioners and professionals. It es...

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The America you grew up in is no longer here. Our country is in sharp decline. Yet we often fail to truly call out the culprits responsible for it....

[A] fascinating study of how peopleand their capitalseek to move around a world that is at once hugely interconnected and driven by inequitiesdefin...

THE INSTANT TOP TWO SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY BOOK AWARDS Cronyism, nepotism, conflicts of interest, misconduct, l...

'In explaining the rise to power of Kim Yo Jong, Lee displays his deep knowledge and understanding of North Korea's extreme, ruthless and self-obse...

Anticorruption in History is a timely and urgent volume: corruption is widely seen today as a major problem we face as a global society, underminin...

National borders are permeable to all types of illicit action and contraband goods, whether it is trafficking humans, body parts, digital informati...

*WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021*'Truly one hell of a book.' CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of QUEENIE'Powerful, timely, and pro...

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When Rome falls, so too will the worldChristmas, 1797. Erstwhile magistrate Felix Gracchus wakes in the French embassy beside the Tiber after a ser...

WHAT CAN SEE WATCHES, WHAT CAN HEAR LISTENS - the gripping first instalment of the Kanha and Colbey Thrillers series.When Chief Whip Esme Kanha lea...

Social work is often presented as a benevolent and politically neutral profession, avoiding discussion about its sometimes troubling political hist...

Money, Corruption, and Competition in Established and Emerging Democracies, edited by Jonathan Mendilow, investigates the effectiveness of public s...

A chilling exposé of corporate corruption and government cover-ups, this account of a nationwide child-trafficking and pedophilia ring in the Unite...

A rip-roaring collection of Britain's finest political satire, from Hogarth and Gillray to Martin Rowson, Steve Bell, Peter Brookes and Nicola Jenn...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERBritish politics is broken.Anyone sitting down to watch the news will get the sense that something has gone terr...

Oil is the lifeblood of modern civilization, and the industry that supplies it has been the subject of intense interest and scrutiny, as well as co...

As European empires crumbled in the 20th century, the power structures that had dominated the world for centuries were up for renegotiation. Yet in...

This book is a unique guide to making the world a better place. Experts apply a critical eye to the United Nations' Sustainable Development agenda,...

Accounts of corruption in Africa and the Global South are generally overly simplistic and macro-oriented, and commonly disconnect everyday (petty) ...

Terrorist attacks in Norway, Germany, Belgium, Holland, France and Turkey showed that Europe faces new security challenges. Based on their purpose,...

This book is about one of the most remarkable European politicians of recent decades, Silvio Berlusconi, and about his contribution to the dramatic...

Corruption always grabs the headlines and the processes of political contention that created the modern state have done much to shape our notions o...

Why are some countries less corrupt and better governed than others? Challenging conventional explanations on the remarkable differences in quality...

A proudly partisan history of the British aristocracy - which scores some shrewd hits against the upper class themselves, and the nostalgia of the ...

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Explosive . . . a ground-breaking and revealing new book Daily MailIn explaining the rise to power of Kim Yo Jong, Lee displays his deep knowledge...

'A case more important than Profumo' Financial Times  'A riveting read' Literary Review He lived a double-life in the sixtiesFaked his own death in...