Bribes
- ISBN-10
- 0520061543
- ISBN-13
- 9780520061545
- Category
- Bribery
- Pages
- 839
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1987-01-01
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- John Thomas Noonan
Description
Traces the history of bribery from ancient Egypt to ABSCAM, examines changing perceptions of bribery, and discusses the legal, ethical and religious injunctions against bribes
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