| Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality Contributor(s): Gradel, Thomas J. (Author), Simpson, Dick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0252078551 ISBN-13: 9780252078552 Publisher: University of Illinois Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - State - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.132 |
| LCCN: 2014033691 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.10 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Public funds spent on jets and horses. Shoeboxes stuffed with embezzled cash. Ghost payrolls and incarcerated ex-governors. Illinois' culture of Where's mine? and the public apathy it engenders has made our state and local politics a disgrace. In Corrupt Illinois, veteran political observers Thomas J. Gradel and Dick Simpson take aim at business-as-usual. Naming names, the authors lead readers through a gallery of rogues and rotten apples to illustrate how generations of chicanery have undermined faith in, and hope for, honest government. From there, they lay out how to implement institutional reforms that provide accountability and eradicate the favoritism, sweetheart deals, and conflicts of interest corroding our civic life. Corrupt Illinois lays out a blueprint to transform our politics from a pay-to-play-driven marketplace into what it should be: an instrument of public good. |