White-collar crime in modern England financial fraud and business morality, 1845-1929.

Cambridge : Cambridge Univ Pr, 1992.

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Commercial crimes -- History.

Fraud -- History.

Introduction White-collar crime and the criminal "upperworld"

1 The new economy: transformation of finance and opportunities for crime

2 The railway mania

3 Banking and credit fraud

4 Stock fraud

5 Company fraud: promotion

6 Company fraud: management

7 Company law and the courts

8 Business ethics and professionalization

Conclusion: Final considerations

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