Thinking about Political CorruptionM.E. Sharpe, 1993 - 241 pages Provides a theoretical model of political corruption, and applies it to five recent scandals involving the US government, all, oddly enough, during the Reagan administration: HUD, Wedtech, military procurement, savings and loan, and Iran/Contra. DeLeon (public policy, U of Colorado) also suggests what private citizens can do about the problem. Paper edition (839-6), $16.50. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
Table des matières
It Is Sown in Corruption | 3 |
Some Disciplinary Perspectives | 8 |
Organization | 14 |
A Model of Corruption | 19 |
What Is Corruption? | 20 |
Corruption as Part of the Political System | 25 |
But Is There a Problem? | 31 |
Thinking about Corruption | 43 |
Conclusions | 123 |
Too Big to Believe | 130 |
Prelude to a Disaster | 135 |
SLs Turned Loose | 140 |
Gray at Bay | 143 |
Conclusions | 153 |
People with Their Own Agenda | 164 |
Latin American Freedom Fighters | 167 |
We Had No Idea | 51 |
Pierces HUD | 53 |
The Moderate Rehabilitation Program | 56 |
Conclusions | 71 |
Wedtech at Large | 82 |
A Humble Beginning | 84 |
Wedtech Goes Public | 92 |
The Public Finds Out | 100 |
Conclusions | 105 |
Its an Ill Wind That Blows | 113 |
Weapons Development in the United States | 115 |
Operation Ill Wind | 120 |
Arms for Hostages | 171 |
Findings and Diversions | 178 |
A Visit a Cake a Terrible Mistake | 183 |
All Fall Down | 186 |
Conclusions | 191 |
Afterword | 197 |
People and Systems | 207 |
What Should Be Done? | 218 |
Final Thoughts | 230 |
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