Corruption & Misconduct

The 2017 publication of Betrayal of the Promise, the report that detailed the systematic nature of state capture, marked a key moment in South Africa's most recent struggle for democracy. In the face of growing evidence of corruption and of the weakening...

Calling upon his unique experiences as a criminal investigator in the National Park Service (NPS), Berkowitz proves how an over-emphasis on image (the "ranger image") has led to an NPS culture that accepts misconduct. Citing verified news accounts,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781685890865Author Select Committee on Jan 6thFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Melville House PublishingPublisher Melville House...

“This startling, vital book deserves our attention.” —San Francisco Chronicle For fans of War Dogs and Bad Blood, an explosive look inside the rush to profit from the COVID-19 pandemic, from the award-winning ProPublica reporter who saw it firsthand.The...

Regardless of which political party Americans identify with, the sentiment that those who work in Washington are corrupt transcends partisanship. Since the breaking of the Watergate scandal, trust in the government has decreased significantly. While...

The public believes that politicians in the US favor special interests over their constituents and that our political institutions have become corrupt-and they are right. A growing body of evidence shows that special interests have disproportionate sway...

This book explores the nexus of corruption, late capitalism, and illiberal politics in the Trump era. Through deep, contextualized analysis and careful critique, it offers valuable perspectives on how corruption is defined and understood in the current...

Repeated corruption scandals and the efforts of the international political community to find ways to counteract them have compelled economists, anthropologists and political scientists to confront corruption as a subject for serious academic research...

This conceptually synthetic and empirically rich book demonstrates the vulnerability of democratic settings to authoritarianism and populism. Six scholars from various professional fields explore here the metamorphosis of a political party into a...

Global money laundering transactions are estimated to be $3.5 trillion annually. Although global spending on anti-money laundering compliance was more than $8 billion in 2017, with most countries having adopted anti-money laundering measures, less than 1...

Elgar Research Agendas outline the future of research in a given area. Leading scholars are given the space to explore their subject in provocative ways, and map out the potential directions of travel. They are relevant but also visionary. Linked to...

Chapter 4 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429431197Focused on the emergence of US...

Governor Andrew Cuomo, scion of Mario Cuomo, is today as famous as his father, also a governor of New York state for three terms. Like Robert Moses, he is one of New York's great and infamous power brokers. Though initially lavishly celebrated for his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781922464699Author Kate ThwaitesFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Monash University PublishingPublisher Monash University Publishing

A magisterial exploration of whistleblowing in America, from the Revolutionary War to the Trump era A "brisk and interesting" (Jill Lepore, New Yorker) exploration of whistleblowing in America, from the Revolutionary War to the Trump eraPROSE Award...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781947492035Author Gary RivlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Strong Arm PressPublisher Strong Arm PressWeight(grams) 64gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385520621Author Matt TaibbiFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House USA IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

Counterterrorism experts and policy makers have warned of the peril posed by the links between violent extremism and organized crime, especially the relationship between drug trafficking and terrorism funding. Yet Central Asia, the site of extensive...

'Deeply moving and necessary' ANNE ENRIGHT 'Original and heart-warming' LINDSEY HILSUM 'Remarkable ... the perfect antidote to our times' CHRISTINA LAMB From the Orwell Prize-winning author of My Fourth...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644215555Author Barbara McQuadeFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398861947Author Al CiminoFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 1092gDimensions(mm) 270mm * 225mm *...

A forensic analysis of ethical failures in the British government.Boris Johnson's tenure as prime minister was marked by a series of scandals that severely eroded trust in the government. From questionable PPE tenders to the 'partygate' fiasco, every...

As the United Nations Convention against Corruption celebrates 20 years, there could be a sense that anti-corruption discourses, policies, and practices are settling into a stable, consensus-driven phase. This edited volume argues they are not.Bringing...

The first comprehensive on-the-ground investigation of the global market for citizenship, examining the wealthy elites who buy passports, the states and brokers who sell them, and the normalization of a once shadowy practice.Our lives are in countless...

Once, it was thought, a scandal was the kiss of death for a political career. Today, however, surviving scandal seems to be the norm. Donald Trump has weathered-and even perhaps benefited from-controversies that would have been unimaginable for virtually...

This prescient book explores corruption in democracies, emphasizing how a society's definition of the concept can change in different contexts and periods. Contributors examine both occurrences of corruption and resistance to it, as well as the...

"American politics at its sleaziest."-Publishers Weekly Power corrupts, and in the case of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, power-and boatloads of money-corrupted absolutely and led to the downfall of the Democratic Party.Senator Bob Menendez stands...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Craig Whitlock’s “masterly investigation into one of the Navy’s worst scandals” (The New York Times).All the admirals in the US Navy knew Leonard Glenn Francis—either personally or by his legendary reputation. He was...

Why are liberation and independence movements often betrayed when their leaders get into government? This question has haunted Peter Hain for decades. A lifelong activist and politician, Hain has over 50 years' experience of battling corruption, from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439916896Author Robert G BoatrightFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Temple University Press,U.S.Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439916889Author Robert G BoatrightFormat HardbackPage Count 318Imprint Temple University Press,U.S.Publisher Temple University Press,U.S.Weight(grams)...

'Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES 'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE 'Breath-taking and jaw-dropping' PETER...

We are in the midst of a devastating takeover of our world. The Global Coup d'Etat shows how, why, and what we can do to stop it. The year 2020 will go down in history as the year when the global coup d'etat was initiated. In a historical context, the...