From the Publisher
Ghazi-Tehrani and Pontell’s important book offers a comparative analysis of white collar crime in China. Featuring a treasure trove of white-collar crime case studies and situated in the broader criminological literature, the book is a must-read for anyone interested in corruption, corporate crime, comparative criminology and Chinese law and society.
- Benjamin van Rooij, Chair in Law and Society, University of Amsterdam, Global Professor of Law, University of California, Irvine, USA
A brilliant comparative analysis of Chinese white-collar and corporate crime, documenting that the effects of state and upper-class profit-seeking crime mirror those of street crime. The Chinese rhetoric of “class-struggle” is turned on its head. The book proves that corruption kills.
- Børge Bakken, Visiting Fellow, College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University
My book of the year, and perhaps the decade. Well written, edgy, theoretical, and disturbing, it illuminates how white-collar and corporate crime have been silent companions of China’s glamorous economic growth over the past four decades.
- Liqun Cao, Professor, Ontario Tech University, Ontario, Canada
Filling a sizable gap in the literature regarding the pervasive problem of white-collar crime in China, this book avoids the simplistic “China-bashing” often found in the popular media, focusing instead on broader societal, political and economic conditions that have made China a dominant global player in both legitimate and illegitimate markets. Thorough and engaging, it is an important scholarly work.
- Robert Tillman, Professor Emeritus, St. John’s University, New York, USA
