One of us: "corruption" defined -- History lesson #1-The holy experiment -- A price to pay: the costs of corruption -- History lesson #2-The cost of a colossus -- The Philadelphia story: Philadelphia's culture of corruption -- History Lesson #3-Bosses and rings -- A culture indicted: corruption in perspective -- History lesson #4-Gas wars and sparks of reform -- Consent of the governed: acceptance of corruption -- History lesson #5- Everything changes -- Innocent until proven: legal and other responses to corruption -- History lesson #6-Money talks -- Cycles of reform and relapse: challenges for anticorruption reformers -- History lesson #7-Pay to play -- Philadelphia forward: moving past corruption -- History lesson #8-Making a greater Philadelphia.
Summary:
"Examines Philadelphia's current and historical experiences with corruption, considers the city's experiences in comparison to corruption and responses to corruption in other cities, and offers potential solutions"-- Provided by publisher.
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