Corrupt Illinois : Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality /

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Public funds spent on jets and horses. Shoeboxes stuffed with embezzled cash. Ghost payrolls and incarcerated ex-governors. Illinois' culture of "Where's mine?" and the public apathy it engenders has made our state and local politics a disgrace. Corrupt Illinois lays out a bluepr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gradel, Thomas J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Politics and government
Political corruption.
Patronage, Political.
Misconduct in office.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Favoritisme > Illinois > Histoire.
Prevarication > Illinois > Histoire.
Corruption (Politique) > Illinois > Histoire.
Patronage, Political > Illinois > History.
Misconduct in office > Illinois > History.
Political corruption > Illinois > History.
Illinois.
Illinois > Politics and government.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Public funds spent on jets and horses. Shoeboxes stuffed with embezzled cash. Ghost payrolls and incarcerated ex-governors. Illinois' culture of "Where's mine?" and the public apathy it engenders has made our state and local politics a disgrace. Corrupt Illinois lays out a blueprint to transform our politics from a pay-to-play--driven marketplace into what it should be: an instrument of public good
Physical Description:1 online resource (288 pages).
ISBN:9780252097034

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