A positive feedback mechanism? Institutional responsiveness to bribery reporting by citizens in 12 African countries

A positive feedback mechanism? Institutional responsiveness to bribery reporting by citizens in 12 African countries Abstract Paying bribes to access public services is a common form of corruption faced by…
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Astronomical withdrawals: a green criminological examination of extreme energy mining on extraterrestrial objects

Astronomical withdrawals: a green criminological examination of extreme energy mining on extraterrestrial objects Abstract Mining for natural resources on-Earth is commonplace and dates back over a hundred years at an…
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Shadow state structures and the threat to anti-corruption enforcement: evidence from Uzbekistan’s telecommunications bribery scandal

Shadow state structures and the threat to anti-corruption enforcement: evidence from Uzbekistan’s telecommunications bribery scandal Abstract The role which corporate and financial secrecy vehicles play in enabling transnational corruption has…
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Private and public co-operation in preventing and addressing corporate crime: the case of labour trafficking in the Finnish construction industry

Private and public co-operation in preventing and addressing corporate crime: the case of labour trafficking in the Finnish construction industry Abstract Numerous corporate and state processes have long underpinned harms…
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‘It could have been us’. Peer responses to money-laundering violations in the Dutch banking industry

‘It could have been us’. Peer responses to money-laundering violations in the Dutch banking industry Abstract Much literature has focused on societal responses to corporate scandals, either by authorities or…
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Law enforcement, social demands and reputation risks as drivers of compliance functions: a comparative analysis of the largest banks’ disclosures in the UK and Brazil

Law enforcement, social demands and reputation risks as drivers of compliance functions: a comparative analysis of the largest banks’ disclosures in the UK and Brazil Abstract Given the recent recurring…
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The corporate legal profession’s role in global corruption: obligations and opportunities for contributing to collective action

The corporate legal profession’s role in global corruption: obligations and opportunities for contributing to collective action Abstract Key corruption issues, like lack of transparency in beneficial ownership and money laundering,…
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Organizational life-cycle analysis of corporate offending: insights into how changes in business cycles interact with regulatory oversight to shape compliance and violations

Organizational life-cycle analysis of corporate offending: insights into how changes in business cycles interact with regulatory oversight to shape compliance and violations Abstract This paper showcases an organizational life-cycle analysis…
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National legislative adoption of international wildlife law after treaty ratification

National legislative adoption of international wildlife law after treaty ratification Abstract Since the 1970s, the world has witnessed a proliferation of international treaties championing the protection of wildlife. The effectiveness…
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Rich scholar, poor scholar: inequalities in research capacity, “knowledge” abysses, and the value of unconventional approaches to research

Rich scholar, poor scholar: inequalities in research capacity, “knowledge” abysses, and the value of unconventional approaches to research Abstract The dominance of modern rationality in knowledge production implies that the…
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