Getting the government America deserves : how ethics reform can make a difference / Richard W. Painter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Painter, Richard W., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political ethics--United States.

Political ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (324 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume analyzes government ethics law from the perspective of an academic critic and that of a lawyer who was the chief White House ethics lawyer for two and a half years. Richard Painter argues that the existing ethics regime is in need of substantial reform.

Contents:

The fiduciary principle in private and public law

The executive branch : ethics rules that work when we need them, rules that don't work, rules that we do not need, and rules we need but don't have

Implementation and enforcement of ethics rules in the executive branch : how big are the gaps in the system?

Outsourcing executive branch functions and its ethical consequences

When lawyers work for the government

Legislative branch ethics reform : more stringency or more hypocrisy?

When ethics law and other law intersect : insider trading, taxes, and financial conflicts of interest

Bagmen in black tie or professional intermediaries : the growth of lobbying and prospects for reform

Off-the-books lobbying, electioneering, and the special purpose entities that do it

The official White House office of political affairs, the unofficial office of political affairs, and personal capacity political activity by government officials

Campaign finance : the elephant and donkey in the room.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-986961-8

1-282-73080-0

9786612730801

0-19-970264-0

OCLC:

401286276