Philadelphia, corrupt and consenting : a city's struggle against an epithet / Brett H. Mandel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mandel, Brett H., 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Political corruption.

Misconduct in office--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Misconduct in office.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Examines Philadelphia's current and historical experiences with corruption, considers the city's experiences in comparison to corruption and responses to corruption in other cities, and offers potential solutions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

One of us: "corruption" defined

History lesson #1-The holy experiment

A price to pay: the costs of corruption

History lesson #2-The cost of a colossus

The Philadelphia story: Philadelphia's culture of corruption

History Lesson #3-Bosses and rings

A culture indicted: corruption in perspective

History lesson #4-Gas wars and sparks of reform

Consent of the governed: acceptance of corruption

History lesson #5- Everything changes

Innocent until proven: legal and other responses to corruption

History lesson #6-Money talks

Cycles of reform and relapse: challenges for anticorruption reformers

History lesson #7-Pay to play

Philadelphia forward: moving past corruption

History lesson #8-Making a greater Philadelphia

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781439924297

1439924295

OCLC:

1376932156