The foreign corrupt practices act : a resource guide for business and individuals / Randell Houpt, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Houpt, Randell, editor.

Series:

Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship series.

Business issues, competition and entrepreneurship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

United States.

Corporations, American--Law and legislation--United States--Criminal provisions.

Corporations, American.

Bribery--Law and legislation--United States.

Bribery.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2013]

Summary:

The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a critically important statute for combating corruption around the globe. Corruption has corrosive effects on democratic institutions, undermining public accountability and diverting public resources from important priorities such as health, education, and infrastructure. When business is won or lost based on how much a company is willing to pay in bribes rather than on the quality of its products and services, law-abiding companies are placed at a competitive disadvantage, and consumers lose. This book addresses a wide variety of topics, including who and what is covered by the FCPA's anti-bribery and accounting provisions; the definition of a "foreign official", what constitutes proper and improper gifts; travel and entertainment expenses; the nature of facilitating payments; how successor liability applies in the mergers and acquisitions context; the hallmarks of an effective corporate compliance program; and the different types of civil and criminal resolutions available in the FCPA context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 21, 2016).

ISBN:

1-62417-846-4