Capitalism, Kinship, and Fraud: The Case of Bernie Madoff.

Investment broker Bernie Madoff ran what is still considered the largest Ponzi scheme in history, defrauding thousands of investors over a 20-year period of more than $20 billion. He worked his game almost entirely through kinship connections--relatives, friends of relatives, and relatives of friend...

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Published in:	Social Analysis Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 1 - 25
Main Author:	Ortner, Sherry B.
Format:	Article
Published:	Berghahn Books Autumn2019
Subjects:	Madoff, Bernie, 1938-2021 Capitalism Kinship Jews Patriarchy Ponzi schemes Stockbrokers Feminist criticism
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost