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According to virtually all international corruption rankings, Sweden is one of the top performing countries with very few exposed incidents of corruption. But does this automatically imply that it can be declared a perfectly healthy patient? By extensively reviewing existing research and adding empirical sets of data, the authors of <em>A Clean House?</em> shed light on shady corners of the Swedish case.<br/><br/>What do we know about corruption in Sweden, and what can be said of such affairs over time? Four scholars of political science and economics describe how countries typically viewed as low-corruption states can have particular problems that should not be underestimated nor neglected. This is the first comprehensive study in English of corruption in a low-corruption, mature welfare state.<br/><br/>By revealing causes, scope and consequences of the corruption in low-corruption countries, the authors point out shortcomings in the international evaluations of corruption, and suggest constructive reforms that might curb the types of corruption occurring in "healthy" societies.

Space For Urban Alternatives? Christiania 1971-2011 [Bok / Inbunden]

<p> In 1961 the Congo was in crisis, fragmented and at war with itself. The streets of Leopoldville, the capital, were crawling with CIA operatives, MI6 agents and Soviet infiltrators. Belgian colonialists, Rhodesian white supremacists and corporate mercenaries massed in the south of the country. The chaos conspired to make it one of the most dangerous places on Earth.</p><p>UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld, the man John F. Kennedy called 'the greatest statesman of our century' flew into the maelstrom. He was an idealist. The Congo's best hope for peace and independence. But en route to a diplomatic summit to reunite the country, Hammarskjöld's plane mysteriously disappeared. Soon afterward he was discovered dead in the smoking wreckage, an Ace of Spades playing card placed on his body.</p><p>A riveting work of investigative journalism based on new evidence, recently revealed first-hand accounts, and groundbreaking interviews, Operation Morthor reveals the plot behind one of the longest-standing murder mysteries of the Cold War, with dark implications for governments and corporations alike. </p>

<p>Fortune favours the bold. All great leaders of history have known this, and were successful because of the risks they dared to take. But today so many of us are paralysed by fear. Drawing on ancient Stoic wisdom and examples across history and around the world, Ryan Holiday shows why courage is so important, and how to cultivate it in our own lives. Courage is not simply physical bravery but also doing the right thing and standing up for what you believe; it&apos;s creativity, generosity and perseverance. And it is the only way to live an extraordinary, fulfilled and effective life. Everything in life begins with courage. This book will equip you with the bravery to begin.</p>

<p><b>President Volodymyr Zelensky's message to the world - a rallying cry for us all to stand up, support Ukraine and fight for democracy<br/><br/>The words of a man. The message of a people.</b><br/><br/>Bringing together a new introduction by Volodymyr Zelensky with his most powerful war speeches, this book recounts Ukraine's story through the words of its president.<br/><br/>It is the story of a nation valiantly defending itself from Russian aggression. And it is the story of a people leading the world in the struggle for democracy.<br/><br/>Above all, it is a battle cry for us all to stand up and fight for liberty. If not now, when?<br/><br/>_<br/><br/><i>All President Zelensky's proceeds from this book - amounting to at least 60p per copy of the print edition sold in the UK - will go to United24, his initiative to collect donations in support of Ukraine.<br/><br/>United24 is run by the government of Ukraine. For more information, visit u24.gov.ua.</i></p>

<p>Introduction by Amal Clooney From the recipient of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, an impassioned and inspiring memoir of a career spent holding power to account. Maria Ressa is one of the most renowned international journalists of our time. For decades, she challenged corruption and malfeasance in her native country, the Philippines, on its rocky path from an authoritarian state to a democracy. As a reporter from CNN, she transformed news coverage in her region, which led her in 2012 to create a new and innovative online news organization, Rappler. Harnessing the emerging power of social media, Rappler crowdsourced breaking news, found pivotal sources and tips, harnessed collective action for climate change, and helped increase voter knowledge and participation in elections. </p><p>But by their fifth year of existence, Rappler had gone from being lauded for its ideas to being targeted by the new Philippine government, and made Ressa an enemy ofher countrysmost powerful man: President Duterte. </p><p>Still, she did not let up, tracking government seeded disinformation networks which spread lies to its own citizens laced with anger and hate. Hounded by the stateand its allies using the legal system to silence her, accused of numerous crimes, and charged with cyberlibel for which she was found guilty, Ressa faces years in prison and thousands in fines. There is another adversary Ressa is battling.How to Stand Up to a Dictatoris also the story of how the creep towards authoritarianism, in the Phillipines and around the world, has been aided and abetted by the social media companies.</p><p>Ressa exposes how they have allowed their platforms to spread a virus of lies that infect each of us, pitting us against one another, igniting, even creating, our fears, anger, and hate, and how this has accelerated the rise of authoritarians and dictators around the world. Shemaps a network of disinformationa heinous web of cause and effectthat has netted the globe: from Dutertes drug wars to America's Capitol Hill; Britains Brexit to Russian and Chinese cyber-warfare; Facebook and Silicon Valley to our own clicks and votes. Democracy is fragile. How to Stand Up to a Dictatoris anurgent cry for Western readers torecognize and understand the dangers to our freedomsbefore it is too late. It is a book for anyone who might take democracy for granted, written by someone who never would. And in telling her dramatic and turbulent and courageous story, Ressa forces readers to ask themselves the same question she and her colleagues ask every day: What are you willing to sacrifice for the truth?</p>

<p><b>*Please note this is not a novel, but a companion book for Reacher fans*</b><br/><b>NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE A Q&amp;A WITH LEE CHILD AND ALAN RITCHSON, STAR OF PRIME TV'S HIT SERIES, <i>REACHER</i><br/></b><br/>My name is Jack Reacher.<br/>No middle name, no address.<br/>I'm a man with a rule.<br/>People leave me alone, I leave them alone.<br/>If they don't, I don't.<br/><br/>As every Reacher fan knows, you don't have to break the rules if you make the rules.<br/><br/><b>Rule 1. NEVER VOLUNTEER FOR ANYTHING</b><br/><b>Rule 2: BE ON YOUR FEET AND READY</b><br/><b>Rule 3. SHOW THEM WHAT THEY'RE MESSING WITH </b><br/><b>Rule 4: DON'T BREAK THE FURNITURE</b><br/><b>Rule 5: IF IN DOUBT, DRINK COFFEE</b><br/><br/><b>'There's only one Jack Reacher. Accept no substitutes'</b><br/><b>MICK HERRON</b></p>