Scandal and corruption in Congress

Regardless of which political party Americans identify with, the sentiment that those who work in Washington are corrupt transcends partisanship. Since the breaking of the Watergate scandal, trust in the government has decreased significantly. While Congress did not engage in the Watergate break-in,...

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Other Authors Pomante, Michael J., II (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing Limited, 2022.
Subjects
United States. > Congress > Ethics.
Misconduct in office > United States.
Corruption > United States.
Scandals > United States.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781801171212
DOI10.1108/9781801171199
Physical Description1 online resource (372 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Michael J. Pomante II
  • Part I: Thoughts on and action against corruption
  • Chapter 1. Corruption and congressional design: The federalist's dual fear of the abuse of power and abuse of liberty / Katherine Hoss and Lewis Hoss
  • Chapter 2. Congressional corruption and reform efforts: A tale of two efforts gone awry / Kaylar Recker
  • Part II: Preventing punishment: Skirting unethical behavior
  • Chapter 3. Super legal corruption: Political money in the era of super pacs / Joseph N. Patten
  • Chapter 4. When metoo met congress / Jill Dunlap
  • Part III: Getting caught
  • Chapter 5. Congressional corruption by the numbers / April K. Clark and Kaylar Recker
  • Chapter 6. Follow the money: Modern cases of congressional corruption / Scott J. Basinger
  • Part IV: Punishment and repercussions
  • Chapter 7. Bosses behaving badly: Congressional scandals and office staff / Collin Paschall and Casey Burgat
  • Chapter 8. If they do the "crime," will they do the "time?": Punishment of misconduct by congress / Michael J. Pomante II
  • Part V: Scandal and corruption: How voters react
  • Chapter 9. Sex and corruption in congress: How the nature of the scandal shapes backlash from voters / Gregory W. Saxton and Tiffany D. Barnes
  • Chapter 10. Federal Political Scandals and Public Officials' Careers / Emily Bacchus, Tiffany D.Barnes, and Audrey Baricovich
  • Part VI: Contrasting corruption
  • Chapter 11. Corruption in comparison: Clientelism, nepotism, and electoral engineering in southeast asian politics / Nicole Loring
  • Chapter 12. Measuring corruption in Europe and the USA: Towards an integrated approach? / David Jesuit.

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