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PINSTRIPE PATRONAGE - Political Favoritism from the Clubhouse to the White House and Beyond (Hardcover)
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PINSTRIPE PATRONAGE - Political Favoritism from the Clubhouse to the White House and Beyond (Hardcover)
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Is political patronage the dark underbelly of American politics,
whose practitioners are fortunate to keep one step ahead of the
sheriff? Or is it an essential ingredient of effective governance,
rewarding and cementing loyalty while greasing the gears of
government? Political patronage awarding discretionary favors in
exchange for political support is alive and well in
twenty-first-century America. But patronage has changed. Instead of
the Christmas turkey, political leaders now reward political
supporters with billion-dollar contracts, and they have outsourced
everything from garbage collection to national security. This new
landscape is what the Tolchins call pinstripe patronage, and it
includes the privatization of services previously conducted by
government; earmarks, which are government grants specified for the
use of an individual, corporation, or community; and the expansion
of hybrid agencies, with highly paid salaries for top executives.
Pinstripe patronage benefits those more at home in a boardroom than
an assembly line, and it often affects foreign policy more than
domestic policy.The patronage system is the way that things have
worked for a long time in politics and government, the business
community, and even in families. But in the wake of travesties in
Iraq, Afghanistan, and on the world economic scene, seasoned
political writers Susan and Marty Tolchin contend it may be time to
trade pinstripes for prison stripes and to snap some suspenders."
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