From Virtue to Venality - Corruption in the City (Hardcover)

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. -- .

General

Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	December 2013
Authors:	Peter Jones
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	144
ISBN-13:	978-0-7190-8872-8
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-7190-8872-0
Barcode:	9780719088728

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