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Duplicity and the evolution of American capitalism. The enduring dilemmas of antifraud regulation
The shape-shifting, never-changing world of fraud
A nineteenth-century world of caveat emptor (1810s to 1880s). The porousness of the law
Channels of exposure
Professionalism, moralism, and the elite assault on deception (1860s to 1930s). The beginnings of a modern administrative state
Innovation, moral economy, and the Postmaster General's peace
The businessmen's war to end all fraud
Quandaries of procedural justice
The call for investor and consumer protection (1930s to 1970s). Moving toward Caveat venditor
Consumerism and the reorientation of antifraud policy
The promise and limits of the antifraud state
The market strikes back (1970s to 2010s). Neoliberalism and the rediscovery of business fraud.
The shape-shifting, never-changing world of fraud
A nineteenth-century world of caveat emptor (1810s to 1880s). The porousness of the law
Channels of exposure
Professionalism, moralism, and the elite assault on deception (1860s to 1930s). The beginnings of a modern administrative state
Innovation, moral economy, and the Postmaster General's peace
The businessmen's war to end all fraud
Quandaries of procedural justice
The call for investor and consumer protection (1930s to 1970s). Moving toward Caveat venditor
Consumerism and the reorientation of antifraud policy
The promise and limits of the antifraud state
The market strikes back (1970s to 2010s). Neoliberalism and the rediscovery of business fraud.