This text aims to answer such questions as: is corruption just a lubricant that oils the wheels of social order? What are the links between corruption and authoritarianism? Do governments use the censure of corruption to denigrate and suppress opposition whilst continuing themselves to abuse public power for private gain? How has corruption been defined and handled by different governments in Hong Kong and China since the 1950s; and what are the significances of their anti-corruption policies and campaigns? How is it that, ...
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This text aims to answer such questions as: is corruption just a lubricant that oils the wheels of social order? What are the links between corruption and authoritarianism? Do governments use the censure of corruption to denigrate and suppress opposition whilst continuing themselves to abuse public power for private gain? How has corruption been defined and handled by different governments in Hong Kong and China since the 1950s; and what are the significances of their anti-corruption policies and campaigns? How is it that, for instance, nepotism in China or insider trading in Hong Kong have been rarely criminalized? How do the corrupt one year become next year's heroes of free enterprise?
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Used; Very Good. Used; Very Good. 18-G-04 Open Univ Pr 1993 Hardcover. No dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers have light wear. Book Condition; Very Good. 1993. HARDCOVER.