Neoliberalism and the Moral Economy of Fraud - 9781138058057

Taylor & Francis

Neoliberalism and the Moral Economy of FraudAuthor(s): David Whyte, Jrg Wiegratz\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138058057, 978-1138058057\nSynopsis\nThere is evidence that economic fraud has, in recent years, become routine activity in the economies of both high- and low-income countries. Many business sectors in today's global economy are rife with economic crime.\n\nNeoliberalism and the Moral Economy of Fraud shows how neoliberal policies, reforms, ideas, social relations and practices have engendered a type of sociocultural change across the globe which is facilitating widespread fraud. This book investigates the moral worlds of fraud in different social and geographical settings, and shows how contemporary fraud is not the outcome of just a few bad apples. Authors from a range of disciplines including sociology, anthropology and political science, social policy and economics, employ case studies from the .