Luxury and Corruption
Challenging the Anti-Corruption Consensus
Thomas Raymen author Tereza Østbø Kuldova author Jardar Østbø author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bristol University Press
Published:30th Jan '24
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The world has been bombarded in recent years with images of the luxurious lives and wealth of corrupt oligarchs and kleptocrats, amassed at the expense of ordinary people. Such images exploit our feelings of injustice, are taken as indicative of moral decay, and inspire a desire to purge our economies of dirty money, objects, and people.
But why do anti-corruption efforts routinely fail? What kind of world are they creating? Looking at luxury art, antiquities, superyachts, and populist politics, this book explores the connection between luxury and corruption, and offers an alternative to the received wisdom of how we tackle corruption.
“Transformative. The most important book on corruption to have emerged in decades.” Simon Winlow, Northumbria University
" Examines the practices of anti-corruption in fine detail and hitherto unplumbed depth. For these authors, the murky and, at times, insidious anti-corruption apparatus operates at a far deeper and more complex ideologically reproductive level. Cutting-edge research, sophisticated analysis, and essential reading." Professor Emeritus Steve Hall, Northumbria University
“Interrogating the trinity of high-end luxury, the anti-corruption and compliance industries, and (the lack of) ethics, Luxury and Corruption reveals core contradictions and dynamics that drive contemporary capitalism. A fascinating read.” Janine Wedel, George Mason University
ISBN: 9781529236330
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240 pages