Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations

251 Pages·2008·1.98 MB·English

by  Raymond Fisman

ECONOMIC GANGSTERS

ECONOMIC GANGSTERS
Corruption, Violence, and
the Poverty of Nations
(cid:189)
Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel
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Fisman, Raymond.
Economic gangsters : corruption, violence, and the poverty of nations /
Raymond Fisman and Edward Miguel.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-691-13454-3 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Corruption—Economic
aspects. 2. Political corruption—Economic aspects. 3. Smuggling. I. Miguel,
Edward. II. Title.
HV6768.F57 2008
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Contents
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Chapter One
Fighting For Economic Development 1
Chapter Two
Suharto, Inc. 22
Chapter Three
The Smuggling Gap 53
Chapter Four
Nature or Nurture?
Understanding the Culture of Corruption 76
Chapter Five
No Water, No Peace 111
Chapter Six
Death by a Thousand Small Cuts 136
Chapter Seven
The Road Back From War 159
Chapter Eight
Learning to Fight Economic Gangsters 186
Epilogue
Doing Better This Time 207
Ac know ledg ments 211
Notes 215
Index 235

ECONOMIC GANGSTERS