02566cam a2200385 a 4500 49545 49545 BJBSDDR 20230410115853.0 ta 960703s1996 nyu b 001 0 eng 0306454076 9780306454073 DLC DLC spa eng n-us--- HN 90 B782d 1996 306/.0973 Bouza, Anthony V., 1928- The decline and fall of the American empire : corruption, decadence, and the American dream / Tony Bouza. New York : Plenum Press, c1996. x, 327 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-312) and index. 1. White collar crime -- 2. Capitalism -- 3. Whom can you trust? -- 4. Politics -- 5. Organized crime -- 6. Terrorism -- 7. Religion, sects, cults, and other searches -- 8. The custodians -- 9. Street crime -- 10. The system's response -- 11. The culture -- 12. The end? No segment of American society is spared from Bouza's critical gaze in exposing the systemic excesses that are poisoning the heart of our nation. He spotlights the white-collar criminals, who quietly take pennies from each of us to create their own pots of gold. He unmasks the politicians, on both ends of the political spectrum, whose arrogance and hypocrisy speak volumes. He demonstrates how organized crime, while catering to our sinful, illicit cravings, affects our daily lives from buying a fish dinner to building a house. He uncloaks the televangelists and other fraudulent religious leaders who have transformed the ministry from a shepherd's leading the flock into a huckster's fleecing the gullible. Moreover, he reveals the abuses that have permeated the medical and other "helping" professions. United States Moral conditions. Estados Unidos Condiciones morales 7638 United States Social conditions 1980- Estados Unidos Condiciones sociales 1980- 2135 United States Politics and government 1989- Estados Unidos Política y gobierno 1989- 2199 Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0830/96018615-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ocip 19 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2018-10-24 0 HN 90 B782d 1996 00000000822 2018-10-24 00:00:00 1 2018-10-24 BK