9780719088728

From Virtue to Venality

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9780719088728

Hardcover|9780719088728


Overview

From virtue to venality examines the problem of corruption in British urban society and politics between 1930 and 1995. It is not a conventional study of the politics of local government since it seeks to place corruption in urban societies in a wider cultural context. The accounts of corruption in Glasgow - a British Chicago - as well as the major corruption scandals of John Poulson and T. Dan Smith show how Labour-controlled towns and cities were especially vulnerable to corrupt dealings. By contrast the case of Dame Shirley Porter in the City of Westminster in the late 1980s reveals that Conservative-controlled councils were also vulnerable since in London the stakes of the political struggle were especially intense. This book will be of special interest to students of history and politics and those who are concerned about the growth of corruption in British political culture.

ISBN-13

9780719088728

ISBN-10

0719088720

Weight

0.82 Pounds

Dimensions

6.30 x 0.70 x 9.10 In

List Price

$130.00

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Published On

2013-11-30



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