Anti-Bribery Legislation in the United States and United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis of Scope and Sentencing. - Missouri Law Review

Anti-Bribery Legislation in the United States and United Kingdom: A Comparative Analysis of Scope and Sentencing.

By Missouri Law Review

  • Release Date: 2011-03-22
  • Genre: Law

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I. INTRODUCTION In an annual world economy of thirty trillion dollars, bribery--whereby one person influences the behavior of another through financial payment (1)--is a trillion dollar business. (2) Acts of bribery range from the mordidas paid in Mexico (3) to the sums paid to American politicians for political favors. (4)