Trust and honesty
Subtitle: America's business culture at a crossroad
By: Tamar Frankel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Corporation law -- United States -- Criminal provisions; Fraud -- United States; Breach of trust -- United States; Corporations -- Corrupt practices -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-242) and index
Table of contents: title: The spreading abuse of trust and deception; title: Old and new concerns; title: Toward abuse of trust and mistrust; title: Toward deception; title: Toward a different American culture; title: Rising opportunities and temptations; title: The shift to weaker morality, weaker law, and stronger market discipline; title: The subtle changes in legal doctrine and interpretation; title: The shift from professions to businesses; title: In markets we trust; title: Why did legal enforcement fail to stem the avalanche of fraud?; title: Toward an honest society