Book review: The corruption dilemma: controlling the power of the powerful, by Stephen D. Morris, Lynne Rienner Publishers (2022).

Who controls the power of the powerful? What is this power used for? Can something as complex as corruption be answered by questions like these? In The Corruption Dilemma: Controlling the Power of the Powerful by Stephen D. Morris, these thoughts are brilliantly explored through a presentation of th...

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Publicado en:Crime, Law & Social Change Vol. 82; no. 3; pp. 751 - 756
Autor principal: Pratt, Jamie M.
Formato: Book Review
Publicado: Springer Nature Oct2024
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