From virtue to venality : Corruption in the city

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

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Peter
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford : Manchester University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Political corruption.
Local government.
Local government > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Political corruption > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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