1st Edition
Suspicious Gifts Bribery, Morality, and Professional Ethics
By Malin Akerstrom
Copyright 2014
208 Pages
by
Routledge
210 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Gifts have been given and received in all eras and societies; gifts are part of a universal human exchange. The importance of creating and sustaining social bonds with the help of gifts is widely acknowledged by social scientists, not only from anthropological but also from economic, sociological, and political science perspectives. Contemporary anti-corruption campaigns, however, have led gifts... Read more
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Sensitive Gifts2 The Gift and the Bribe—Theoretical Perspectives3 The Bribery Gaze4 The Questioned Gift in the Context of Adoption5 Scandal Victims6 Media Scandals as Muzak7 Friendship and Risky Gifts8 Alternative Meanings—Generosity and Gratitude9 Bribes as Part of Professional Realities10 The Bribery Gaze and the Gift—Moralities Caught in a Cleft StickReferencesIndex
Biography
Malin Akerstrom
