Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security
- ISBN-10
- 0393352285
- ISBN-13
- 9780393352283
- Category
- Political Science
- Pages
- 272
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-03-07
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Author
- Sarah Chayes
Description
"I can't imagine a more important book for our time." --Sebastian Junger
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