The republic of virtue : how we tried to ban corruption, failed, and what we can do about it
Title:
The republic of virtue : how we tried to ban corruption, failed, and what we can do about it
Author:
Buckley, F. H. (Francis H.), 1948- author.
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Edition:
First American edition.
Publication Information:
New York : Encounter Books, 2017.
©2017
Physical Description:
261 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Summary:
Public corruption is the silent killer of our economy. Weve spawned the thickest network of patronage and influence ever seen in any country, a crony capitalism in which business partners with government and transfers wealth from the poor to the rich. This is a betrayal of the Framers vision for America, and of the Constitution they saw as an anti-corruption covenant. Most Americans get it, and this explains the otherwise improbable rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Language:
English
Contents:
Our Machiavellian moment -- Excusing corruption -- The silent killer -- The dream of a virtuous republic -- An anticorruption covenant -- What corruption meant to the framers -- The promise of virtuous government -- How did that work out? -- Federalism and corruption -- The Mississippi story -- Designing a virtuous justice system -- The silver bullet -- Bribes -- The republic of defection -- Policing crony capitalism : what doesn't work -- Three reforms -- The heavenly city of the enlightened reformer.
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ISBN:
9781594039706
9781594039713
Format :
Book
