TY - BOOK ID - 268767 TI - Economic gangsters : corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations. AU - Fisman, Raymond AU - Miguel, Edward PY - 2008 SN - 9780691134543 0691134545 9781400828753 9786612157431 1282157434 1400828759 PB - Princeton Princeton University Press DB - UniCat KW - Economic order KW - Third World: economic development problems KW - Public administration KW - Political sociology KW - Developing countries KW - Corruption KW - Political corruption KW - Smuggling. KW - 844.2 sociaaleconomische structuur KW - 848 Geweld KW - armoede KW - delicten KW - economische groei KW - economische politiek KW - inkomensverdeling KW - ontwikkelingshulp KW - ontwikkelingslanden KW - welvaartseconomie KW - 330.34 KW - Contraband trade KW - Rumrunning KW - Crime KW - Customs administration KW - Boss rule KW - Corruption (in politics) KW - Graft in politics KW - Malversation KW - Political scandals KW - Politics, Practical KW - Misconduct in office KW - Corrupt practices KW - Ethics KW - Economic aspects. KW - Economische ontwikkeling. Regionale economische ontwikkeling KW - -Political corruption KW - -Smuggling KW - 364.1323 KW - Economic aspects KW - -Electronic information resources KW - E-books KW - 330.34 Economische ontwikkeling. Regionale economische ontwikkeling KW - Smuggling KW - 858 Geweld KW - Sociologie van de politiek KW - Economische orde KW - Derde Wereld: economische ontwikkelingsproblematiek KW - Openbaar bestuur KW - Ontwikkelingslanden KW - Developing countries: economic development problems UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:268767 AB - Meet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him--he has diplomatic immunity. He's the Chinese smuggler who dodges tariffs by magically transforming frozen chickens into frozen turkeys. The dictator, the warlord, the unscrupulous bureaucrat who bilks the developing world of billions in aid. The calculating crook who views stealing and murder as just another part of his business strategy. And, in the wrong set of circumstances, he might just be you. In Economic Gangsters ER -