Corruption in politics, government and society

Los problemas de la desigualdad y la discriminación están más vigentes que nunca.

Debido a su misión de hacer valer los principios jurídicos por encima de los intereses del poder, el Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos (SIDH) a veces ha sido incomprendido y muchas veces deformado por quienes se sienten perjudicados por sus normas, recomendaciones y fallos.

Corruption regularly makes front page headlines: public officials embezzling government monies, selling public offices, and trading bribes for favors to private companies generate public indignation and calls for reform.

Durante más de 25 años, políticos y empresarios valencianos han amasado auténticas fortunas mediante una corrupción generalizada, aparentemente impune.

Hubo un tiempo en España en el que la corrupción lo invadió todo.

El presente libro es un estudio introductorio pero exhaustivo, que busca ser una guía para conocer los derechos fundamentales vinculados a la vida privada.

A witty, lucid investigation into one of the great mysteries of our time JONATHAN COE';Should be read and enjoyed by readers on the left, right and centre' David Edgerton, TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ________________________________________________Why do British politics so often play out on the Tories' terms?

';A gripping account.

He lived a double-life in the sixtiesFaked his own death in the seventiesAnd retained his cover in the eighties A period thriller with powerful political and espionage themes, Agent Twister is the remarkable story behind one of the greatest scandals of the 1970s, told in full for the first time.

What makes a good scandal?

The United States asserts the right to use military force against failed states around the globe.

George Ponderevo, a student of science, is enlisted to help with the promotion of Tono-Bungay.

Wie ist es angesichts rasanter Globalisierung und wachsender Reglementierung möglich, ein eigenverantwortliches, glückliches Leben im Einklang mit seinem Gewissen zu führen?

FROM THE AWARD-WINNING JOURNALISTand #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF COLLUSIONA gripping investigative account of how Russia's spies helped elect Donald Trump, backed Brexit, murdered enemies and threatened the very basis of western democracy.

Das Geschehen zweier ungewöhnlicher Pandemie-Jahre wird unter verschiedensten Gesichtspunkten thematisiert: Die Sorgen Erkrankter und ihrer Angehörigen sind andere als die Nöte der beruflich zum Nichtstun Verdammten.

'There is no better guide to the populist passions of the present' The New York TimesDonald Trump, Silvio Berlusconi, Marine Le Pen, Hugo Ch vez - populists are on the rise across the globe.

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Razor sharp research shows why every US citizen should be quaking in their boots Metro, Books of the Year Bill Hicks with a press pass The ListAward-winning guerrilla journalist Greg Palast has gone where most have been too scared to unearth the ugly truth about the haves and have-mores who rule our world America.

Al Franken, one of America's savviest satirists has been studying the rhetoric of the Right.

Wir stecken momentan in der größten Krise seit dem zweiten Weltkrieg: Corona, Impfdesaster, Ukrainekrieg, Nahostkrieg, Inflation, Rezession – all das hängt miteinander zusammen.

At a time when the United States exacts a greater and greater power over the rest of the world, America's leading voice of dissent needs to be heard more than ever.

When Sandy Mitchell was arrested for his alleged involvement in two bombings in Saudi Arabia in December 2000, he thought it was a case of mistaken identity and that he would soon be released.

Wenn die Zeiten sich ändern, sollten wir alle besser gegen die Unsicherheiten, die vor uns liegen, gewappnet sein.

An acerbic, withering account of the ascent of the Bush family to the pinnacle of the American political and social elite and the implications of the dynasty's hold on power for democracy in America.

Im Frühjahr 2020 hatten sich alle für das Bürgerwohl zuständigen Stellen auf eine flächendeckende und radikale Weichenstellung zur Bekämpfung der Corona-Pandemie geeinigt.

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A DAILY TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEAR.

From the capture of Sidney Reilly, the 'Ace of Spies', by Lenin's Bolsheviks in 1925, to the deportation from the USA of Anna Chapman, the 'Redhead under the Bed', in 2010, Kremlin and Western spymasters have battled for supremacy for nearly a century.

A DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES AND PROSPECT POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE BEST BOOK BY A NON-PARLIAMENTARIAN IN THE WESTMINSTER BOOK AWARDS'Quite simply the best and most powerful book I've read this year' David Peace'A magnificent book .

Eskom, the giant power utility that drives the economy, holds the key to inclusive growth and shared prosperity in South Africa.

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Politische Korruption, Vetternwirtschaft und die Abzocke des deutschen Michels durch Banken und Finanzdienstleister – and last but not least, die maßgebliche Vernichtung von Existenzen, Unternehmen und volkswirtschaftlichem Eigentum in Milliardenhöhe durch die Finanzämter!

This edition does not include illustrations.

'Reveals criminal corruption on a scale that the Kray twins would never have dreamt of' John Pearson, Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins'Gillard's detailed investigation makes for a stunning and shocking read' Barry Keeffe, The Long Good Friday'Legacy illustrates the sordid links between business, politics and organised crime' Ioan Grillo, El Narco and Gangster WarlordsWhen billions poured into the neglected east London borough hosting the 2012 Olympics, a turf war broke out between crime families for control of a now valuable strip of land.

La educación en México está en crisis.

'Reveals criminal corruption on a scale that the Kray twins would never have dreamt of' John Pearson, Profession of Violence, The Rise and Fall of the Kray Twins'Gillard's detailed investigation makes for a stunning and shocking read' Barry Keeffe, The Long Good Friday'Legacy illustrates the sordid links between business, politics and organised crime' Ioan Grillo, El Narco and Gangster WarlordsWhen billions poured into the neglected east London borough hosting the 2012 Olympics, a turf war broke out between crime families for control of a now valuable strip of land.

La historia de un hombre atrapado en la soledad absoluta el mismo día que abandona el poder en un país que puede ser cualquiera de América Latina.

Entre la guerra y la paz: los lugares de la diáspora colombiana es una de las primeras publicaciones académicas en Colombia que hacen una aproximación multidisciplinar y multisituada sobre los lugares con más de medio millón de víctimas transnacionales del conflicto armado en el contexto del actual proceso de paz.

El doctor Castaño Peña presenta aquí una notable contribución que, con ligeras modificaciones, reproduce su tesis doctoral, defendida el pasado curso académico 2018-2019 en la Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.

Desde las primeras décadas del siglo pasado, los derechos sociales vienen siendo reconocidos al más alto nivel, tanto en las Constituciones de los Estados democráticos como en numerosos instrumentos internacionales de protección de los derechos humanos.

A partir de un vendaval de casos de corrupción conocidos desde la segunda década del presente siglo, Chile dejó de ser considerado un ejemplo de probidad y transparencia en la región, y se vio navegando en aguas turbias.

The best, the fastest, the hippest and the most unorthodox account ever published of the US presidential electoral process in all its madness and corruption.

The sensational human story of the hunt for oil, and the politics, power and personalities involved.

Love, corruption, violence and the dangerous politics of aid in the Sudan, by an exciting new writer.

'Why did the Maxwells get off?

The country was ablaze.