Economic gangsters corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations
In Economic Gangsters, Raymond Fisman and Edward Miquel follow the foreign aid money trail into the grasping hands of corrupt governments and shady underworld characters. Fisman and Miguel use economics to get inside the heads of these "gangsters," and propose solutions that can make a difference to...
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Economic gangsters : |b corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations / |c Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel. |
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-237) and index. | ||
| 500 | |a "With a new postscript by the authors." | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |t Fighting for economic development -- |t Suharto, Inc. -- |t The smuggling gap -- |t Nature or nurture? Understanding the culture of corruption -- |t No water, No peace -- |t Death by a thousand small cuts -- |t The road back from war -- |t Learning to fight economic gangsters -- |t Epilogue: Doing better this time. |
| 520 | |a In Economic Gangsters, Raymond Fisman and Edward Miquel follow the foreign aid money trail into the grasping hands of corrupt governments and shady underworld characters. Fisman and Miguel use economics to get inside the heads of these "gangsters," and propose solutions that can make a difference to the world's poor -- including improving the way that the World Bank and other organizations distribute aid. In a new postscript, the authors look at how economists might use new tools to better understand, and fight back against, corruption and violence in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. - Back Cover. | ||
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