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020 _a9781138616066
082 _a364.163
_bSPR
100 _aSpringer, Marie
245 _aPolitics of Ponzi schemes : history, theory, and policy
260 _bRoutledge,
_c2021
_aNew York :
300 _axvi, 321 p. ;
_bill.,
_c23 cm
365 _b42.99
_cGBP
_d102.80
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aIn the space of three years, from 2009-2012 Bernie Madoff, Tom Petters and R. Allen Stanford were all convicted for running multi-billion dollar Ponzi schemes. These three schemes alone have had the largest financial take in U.S. history. But what role does the economy and legislation play in the occurrences of Ponzi schemes? What is the nature, tools and mechanisms of Ponzi schemes? What can we know about Ponzi perpetrators? Unravelling the answers to these questions (and many more), Marie Springer provides the first representative portrait of Ponzi schemes, their perpetrators, and their victims. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, she begins by presenting an overview of different types of Ponzi schemes. She later explores perpetrators and victims of Ponzi schemes followed by a close examination of economic trends, regulatory changes, and the financial relationship with Ponzi schemes. Other key features include: A non-technical overview of both offender based and offense-based approaches of studying this form of fraud. Examples of Ponzi schemes and Ponzi schemers. A wealth of descriptive statistics on known federal cases from the 1960s until the present to quantify this specific form of fraud. Broadening our understanding of Ponzi schemes as a form of white-collar crime, The Politics of Ponzi Schemes provides an excellent foundation for students and practitioners of public administration, banking, as well as investors, finance and accounting, law enforcement officers, legislators and regulators.
650 _aPolitical Science
650 _aSocial Science
650 _aCriminology
650 _aPublic Affairs and Administration
650 _aAffinity fraud
650 _a Bankruptcy
650 _a Dodd-frank
650 _a IRA
650 _a JP Morgan Chase
650 _a Mail fraud
650 _a White-collar crime
650 _a Minsky theory
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