Eigen Peter Foreword (2 results)
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 280 pages. The Global Corruption Report 2001 is the new annual publication of Transparen cy International, the leading global anti-corruption NGO. By providing an overvi ew of the state of corruption around the globe, the Global Corruption Report fil ls a significant gap in the existing literatur…e. It assembles news and analysis on corruption and the fight against it around the world, highlighting internatio nal and regional trends, and significant instances of reform. It also reveals th e links between global, regional and national developments in the corruption fie ld, and does so from the independent perspective of an NGO. The book includes re ports by leading experts on topical issues such as political party funding, mone y laundering, and corruption in international sport, exploring in particular the global nature of these themes. It also contains 12 regionally-focused reports, written by journalists from around the world. The report's final data and resear ch section delivers a unique survey of the contemporary corruption and anti-corr uption research terrain, with contributions from a range of IGOs, NGOs, the priv ate sector, and academics. It also contains TI's own well-known Corruption Perce ptions Index (CPI). The Global Corruption Report is a must have publication for policy-makers, business people, lawyers, journalists, academics, and anti-corrup tion activists the world over.
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Contact seller4-star sellerEigen, Joel Peter. Walker Nigel, Introduction. Witnessing Insanity. Madness and Mad-Doctors in the English Court. New Haven: Yale University Press, [1995]. xv, 240 pp. Publisher's maroon cloth with silver lettered cloth fine, in fine dust jacket. Internally clean and bright. $45. * A historical study by sociologist Joel Peter Ei…gen that examines the evolving relationship between the legal system, medical experts and the insanity defense in English courts between 1760 and 1843. It details how the legal system transitioned from relying on ordinary layperson testimony to adopting medicalized expertise from early psychiatrists, then known as "mad-doctors.".
