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The Price of Probity
Barry A.K. RiderWhen the time comes to look back at the last two decades of the 20th century, a future historian would be forgiven for thinking we were almost obsessed with organised crime…
Best Practices Certification: A New Tool to Fight Corruption
L. Michael Hager‘It is a terrible thing,’ says the heroine of a Jhabvala novel, ‘bribery and corruption … but what can a few honest people do when it is so deeply rooted in political life?’ This…
The Role of National Government in the Restraint of Global Economic Crime
Martin S. KenneyAlthough people talk of a new world order and the globalisation of market economies, the problem presented by serious fraud has, until recently, been left largely to be addressed…
Codes of Ethics as Corporate Camouflage: An Expression of Desire, Intent or Deceit?
Robin McCuskerThis paper seeks to advance and explore the notion that corporate codes of ethics are merely a form of ‘camouflage’ allowing corporate wrongdoing to flourish undetected and…
Organised Crime and Corrupting the Political System
George GilliganThere are increasing levels of concern in many countries about the threat posed by organised crime to established political structures and processes. This analysis considers some…
Internet Payment Systems and their Security Risks
Russell G. SmithThis paper examines the security risks associated with conducting commercial transactions through the use of electronic technologies such as the Internet. It will not deal with…
How to Minimise Corruption in Public Works Construction Contracts
John LesterPublic works contracts worldwide have suffered from fraud and corrupt practices at critical phases of projects, particularly during tender evaluation, site supervision and…
Insider Abuse: A Plea for Criminalisation
H.J. de GraaffInsider dealing is a young offence. The Securities and Exchange Act came into force in the US in 1934 and insider dealing was made a criminal offence in various European countries…
Frauds against the Revenue
B.V. KumarEconomists who have studied the economics of crime and other illegitimate activities have pointed out that criminals behave according to economic axioms and tend to evaluate the…
Bulgaria: Combating Corruption
Svetla KanstantinovaCorruption is one of the biggest challenges of our time. There is corruption in every country, regardless of its location on the map, and whether it is rich or poor. It is a…
India: Procurement Frauds
Balwinder SinghAny study of procurement frauds in India would be primarily in the context of procurements by the government and public sector undertakings. India, with its mixed economy, has a…
Slovenia: Ethics and Good Governance
Klaudijo StroligoIn any state at all regulated, by accepting a term of office, a government also undertakes to respect those basic principles on which the legal and social order of the state is…
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1359-0790Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Li Hong Xing
- Prof Barry Rider