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Respectable citizens - shady practices : the economic morality of the middle classes /

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This text seeks to explore a previously neglected aspect of crime in modern society - namely those crimes committed by otherwise 'respectable' citizens in the market arena. It outlines the contours of the contemporary moral economy, and asks, is a 'predatory society' emerging fro...

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Main Authors: Farrall, Stephen (Author), Karstedt, Susanne (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subjects:
White collar crimes.
Middle class.
Economics > Moral and ethical aspects.
Crimes en col blanc.
Économie politique > Aspect moral.
Classes moyennes.
middle class.
LAW.
Criminal Procedure.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Criminology.
Research.
Economics > Moral and ethical aspects
Middle class
White collar crimes
Social services & welfare, criminology.
True Crime.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text seeks to explore a previously neglected aspect of crime in modern society - namely those crimes committed by otherwise 'respectable' citizens in the market arena. It outlines the contours of the contemporary moral economy, and asks, is a 'predatory society' emerging from the central sphere of consumption?
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191886195
019188619X
0199595038
9780199595037
9780192591562
0192591568