White-collar crime in modern England: financial fraud and business morality, 1845-1929
In the period between the 1840s and the 1920s the British economy was transformed, from small-scale capitalism dominated by individual traders and partnerships to a complex financial structure dominated by large, joint-stock companies. The tremendous growth of big business created a world of new opp...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
1992
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| In: | Year: 1992 |
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| Summary: | In the period between the 1840s and the 1920s the British economy was transformed, from small-scale capitalism dominated by individual traders and partnerships to a complex financial structure dominated by large, joint-stock companies. The tremendous growth of big business created a world of new opportunities for criminal exploitation. The promotion and management of public companies and the trading of commercial securities proved vulnerable to the white-collar crimes of fraud and embezzlement. Problems of financial fraud were exacerbated by a climate of laissez-faire which championed the most permissive commercial legislation in the world, and white-collar crime wreaked havoc on the modern British economy. This new book examines the spread of white-collar crime from the Victorian period to the early twentieth century and offers a new perspective on modern scandals Introduction: White-collar crime and the criminal "upperworld" -- 1. The new economy: transformation of finance and opportunities for crime -- 2. The Railway Mania -- 3. Banking and credit fraud -- 4. Stock fraud -- 5. Company fraud: promotion -- 6. Company fraud: management -- 7. Company law and the courts -- 8. Business ethics and professionalization -- Conclusion: Final considerations |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
| Physical Description: | 1 Online-Ressource (250 pages), digital, PDF file(s) |
| ISBN: | 9780511522789 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511522789 |