Soft Corruption - How Unethical Conduct Undermines Good Government What to Do About It

Informationen zum Autor WILLIAM E. SCHLUTER is a Republican lawmaker who served in both houses of the New Jersey legislature, and authored two pioneering laws regulating lobbying and campaign finance. Subsequently, he served as chair of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and vice-chair of the State Ethics Commission.   Klappentext Addresses five areas of soft corruption: campaign financing, lobbying, conflict of interest, patronage, and the electoral process. Throughout the book, we see the serious consequences of soft corruption, such as higher cost of government and reduced public faith in its operations. With impressive detail, Schluter concludes by outlining a platform for reform. Zusammenfassung Addresses five areas of soft corruption: campaign financing! lobbying! conflict of interest! patronage! and the electoral process. Throughout the book! we see the serious consequences of soft corruption! such as higher cost of government and reduced public faith in its operations. With impressive detail! Schluter concludes by outlining a platform for reform. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgments  1. Soft Corruption—The Problem2. Campaign Financing: How It Works3. Campaign Financing: The New Jersey Version4. Lobbying5. Conflict of Interest6. Patronage: Jobs, Contracts, Perks7. The Electoral Process8. Agenda for Reform9. How to Achieve Reform  NotesIndex

Product details

• Authors: William Schluter, William E Schluter, William E. Schluter
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 16
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2017
• EAN: 9780813586175
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-8617-5
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Rivergate Regionals Collection; Rivergate Regionals Collection
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education