Deception in high places : a history of bribery in Britain's arms trade / Nicholas Gilby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gilby, Nicholas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms transfers.

Bribery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Pluto Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reveals the corruption endemic in Britain's biggest arms deals over the last fifty years.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures and Illustrations""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Preface""; ""1. The Chancer: Negotiating BAE's First Saudi Deals (1963-66)""; ""2. Hand in Glove: Whitehall's Involvement in Bribery Schemes (1968-73)""; ""3. The 'Deniable Fiddle': Dealing with the Saudi Arabian National Guard (1968-72)""; ""4. The 'Special Relationship': Britain and the Shah of Iran (1970-78)""; ""5. Parting Ways: British and American Corruption Scandals (1975-76)""; ""6. At Arm's Length: How the British Government Avoided Taking Action against Corruption (1976-78)""

""7. Thwarted: How International Action against Corruption was Stopped in its Tracks (1975-80)""""8. 'Business as Usual' (1980-2001)""; ""9. An Investigation Interrupted: The SFO and BAE Systems (2004-10)""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 28, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78371-129-9

OCLC:

881509926