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

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, Karstedt, Susanne (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2020, 2020
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology / Clarendon studies in criminology
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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:336 pages
ISBN:9780191886195