Women and White-Collar-Crime : Debates on Gender, Fraud and the Corporate Economy in England and America, 1850-1930

In Victorian society, women of the middle class were particularly vulnerable to white-collar crimes. Denied opportunities to earn their own living, single women were especially dependent on invested capital. Women, in fact, made up a significant portion of investors during the nineteenth century, es...

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Main Author: Robb, George (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2006
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2006, Volume: 46, Issue: 6, Pages: 1058-1072
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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