| A Reference Guide to Political Corruption Including Types, List of Whistleblowers, and Corruption Cases Contributor(s): Dantz, Gabrielle (Author) |
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ISBN: 1276209622 ISBN-13: 9781276209625 Publisher: Webster's Digital Services OUR PRICE: $22.28 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.86 lbs) 214 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. This book is an overview of political corruption. It discusses its various types including bribery, patronage, nepotism, cronyism, electoral fraud, embezzlement, and many others. This book also contains a list of whistleblowers including Stanley Adams, Marlene Garcia Esperat, Marta Andreasen, Stephen Bolsin, Gerald W. Brown, Peter Buxtun, and many more. Readers will also learn about the state of corruption in various countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Russia, Canada, China, and many more. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. |