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The Politics of Corruption: Organized Crime in an American City

Hardcover • 1970 • English

The Politics of Corruption: Organized Crime in an American City

By John A.

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Discusses actual corrupt practices in one small city, showing both the mechanisms of corruption and the fundamental questions they raise, the answers to which will apply in many cities. He describes the background and conditions that made it possible for a local syndicate to take over an Eastern industrial center, "Wincanton." He discusses the many factors which permitted the take-over, stressing the citizens' lack of concern about links between petty gambling and the undermining of their local ...Show more

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Society and culture: general
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9780871542991

Published year

1970

Language

English

Original title

The Politics of Corruption: Organized Crime in an American City

Format

Hardcover

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