William E Schluter

Soft Corruption

How Unethical Conduct Undermines Good Government and What to Do about It

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Addresses five areas of soft corruption: campaign financing, lobbying, conflict of interest, patronage, and the electoral process. Throughout the book, we see the serious consequences of soft corruption, such as higher cost of government and reduced public faith in its operations. With impressive detail, Schluter concludes by outlining a platform for reform.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 16 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 154mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 531g
• ISBN-13: 9780813586175
• ISBN-10: 0813586178
• Artikelnr.: 45607643

Autorenporträt

Schluter, William E

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
 
1. Soft Corruption—The Problem
2. Campaign Financing: How It Works
3. Campaign Financing: The New Jersey Version
4. Lobbying
5. Conflict of Interest
6. Patronage: Jobs, Contracts, Perks
7. The Electoral Process
8. Agenda for Reform
9. How to Achieve Reform
 
Notes
Index