The cheating culture : why more Americans are doing wrong to get ahead

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  • Contributor:

    Davidson, Richard M.

    Summary:

    Cheating on every level has risen dramatically in the last two decades. Why all the cheating? Callahan pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past two decades. An unfettered market and unprecedented economic inequality have corroded our values, he argues-and ultimately threaten the level playing field so central to American democracy itself.

    Contents:
    • "Everybody does it"
    • Leaner and meaner : cheating in a new bottom line economy
    • Winning at any cost : bigger rewards, bolder lies
    • A question of character : new values, new excuses
    • Temptation nation : the dismantling of disincentive
    • Trickle down corruption : the fears and compensations of the anxious class
    • Early and often : cheating from the starting line
    • A small price to pay : crime and no punishment
    • Dodging Brazil.
    Original Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. , [Prince Frederick, Md.] , Recorded Books , [Distributed by] OneClick Digital
    Language(s): English
    ISBN:

    9781449887353

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Davidson, Richard M.

Abstract

Cheating on every level has risen dramatically in the last two decades. Why all the cheating? Callahan pins the blame on the dog-eat-dog economic climate of the past two decades. An unfettered market and unprecedented economic inequality have corroded our values, he argues-and ultimately threaten the level playing field so central to American democracy itself.

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Prince Frederick, Md.

[Prince Frederick, Md.]

Recorded Books

[Distributed by] OneClick Digital

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