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From virtue to venality : Corruption in the city

Examines the problem of corruption in British urban society and politics between 1930 and 1995.

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Jones, Peter
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • PETER JONES: From virtue to venality: Corruption in the city; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Perceptions and anxieties; 2 Decline and fall of the civic tradition and civil society; 3 Graft in Glasgow and Labour's ascendancy 1933-68; 4 Rebuilding the North Country: Poulson and Smith; 5 London corruption: the fall of the House of Porter; Conclusion; Appendix; Select bibliography; Index.