Fraud - An American History From Barnum to Madoff

Zusatztext "Edward J. Balleisen! Winner of the 2018 Harold F. Williamson Prize! Business History Conference" Informationen zum Autor Edward J. Balleisen is professor of history and public policy and vice provost for interdisciplinary studies at Duke University. Klappentext A comprehensive history of fraud in America, from the early nineteenth century to the subprime mortgage crisis In 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. Zusammenfassung 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 hi

Product details

• Authors: Edward J Balleisen, Edward J. Balleisen, Balleisen Edward J.
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9780691183077
• ISBN: 978-0-691-18307-7
• No. of pages: 494
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Entrepreneurship, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Business Ethics, Entrepreneurship, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, 20th Century, 21st Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Business ethics & social responsibility, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Business innovation, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, United States of America, USA, Business ethics and social responsibility, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Entrepreneurship / Start-ups