Fraud : An American History from Barnum to Madoff Paperback / softback
by Edward J. Balleisen
Paperback / softback
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A comprehensive history of fraud in America, from the early nineteenth century to the subprime mortgage crisisIn America, fraud has always been a key feature of business, and the national worship of entrepreneurial freedom complicates the task of distinguishing salesmanship from deceit.
In this sweeping narrative, Edward Balleisen traces the history of fraud in America—and the evolving efforts to combat it—from the age of P.
T. Barnum through the eras of Charles Ponzi and Bernie Madoff.
This unprecedented account describes the slow, piecemeal construction of modern institutions to protect consumers and investors—from the Gilded Age through the New Deal and the Great Society.
It concludes with the more recent era of deregulation, which has brought with it a spate of costly frauds, including corporate accounting scandals and the mortgage-marketing debacle.
By tracing how Americans have struggled to foster a vibrant economy without encouraging a corrosive level of cheating, Fraud reminds us that American capitalism rests on an uneasy foundation of social trust.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages, 21 b/w illus.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:18/12/2018
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- ISBN:9780691183077
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:496 pages, 21 b/w illus.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:18/12/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9780691183077
