From Virtue to Venality: Corruption in the City

Hardback

Main Details

Title From Virtue to Venality: Corruption in the City
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Jones
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9780719088728
ClassificationsDewey:353.46094109045
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
General
Illustrations Line drawings, black & white

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 30 November 2013
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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. -- .

Author Biography

Peter Jones is Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Urban History, University of Leicester -- .