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Political corruption in America

Title
Political corruption in America / George C.S. Benson, with the assistance of Steven A. Maaranen, Alan Heslop.
Author
Benson, George C. S. (George Charles Sumner), 1908-1999
Publication
Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books, ©1978.

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Additional Authors
  • Maaranen, Steven A.
  • Heslop, Alan
Description
xviii, 339 pages; 24 cm
Subject
  • Political corruption > United States > History
  • Political corruption
  • Political corruption > United States
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Bibliography: p. 317-330.
Contents
The nature of corruption -- The origins of municipal corruption -- The politics of municipal corruption -- State corruption in the nineteenth century -- Federal corruption in the nineteenth century -- Local corruption since World War I -- State corruption since World War I -- Federal corruption from World War I to 1969 -- Corruption in American elections -- Costs of corruption -- Theories of corruption -- Levels of government and corruption control -- Business , labor, and political corruption -- Improvement of political ethics -- The way out of corruption.
ISBN
  • 0669020087
  • 9780669020083
LCCN
77088815
OCLC
  • ocm03607524
  • 3607524
  • SCSB-109692
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library