On liberty and crime: Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill

The author considers some of the works produced by Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill, who from different perspectives discuss notions such as transgression, deviance and crime. It is argued that the analysis of power crime may immensely benefit from an excavation into economics, for its concern about...

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1. VerfasserIn: Ruggiero, Vincenzo 1950- (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2009
In: Crime, law and social change
Jahr: 2009, Band: 51, Heft: 3/4, Seiten: 435-450
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Corporate Crime
Economic Thought
Powerful Individual
White Collar
White Collar Crime
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Zusammenfassung:The author considers some of the works produced by Adam Smith and John Stuart Mill, who from different perspectives discuss notions such as transgression, deviance and crime. It is argued that the analysis of power crime may immensely benefit from an excavation into economics, for its concern about the creation and acquisition of wealth, the legitimacy of certain conducts as opposed to others, and ultimately the circumstances in which competition and enterprise may cause human and social harm.
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 450
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-008-9164-y