Read Ebook: Corruption in American politics and life by Brooks Robert C Robert Clarkson

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Ebook has 606 lines and 78110 words, and 13 pages

General classification of recognised forms of corruption 116

Defilement of the sources of public instruction 117

Difficulty of defining and regulating corruption in this sphere 118

Professional codes of ethics 119

Corruption in journalism: an extreme view; limitations 121

Corruption in higher education 132

Growing influence of colleges and universities 133

Higher education and public opinion 134

Personal responsibility of the teacher 136

The struggle for endowments and resulting bad practices 137

The teaching of economic, political, and social doctrines in colleges and universities 139

Summary 156

Corruption in business 161

Effect of consolidation in business 163

Effect of state regulation in transforming character of business corruption 165

Necessity of further reform efforts 167

Classification of forms of political corruption 169

Political corruption resulting from state regulation of business 171

New forms of state regulation; other means of strengthening the position of government 174

The state as seller; difficulties and safeguards 179

Work of the Bureau of Municipal Research 184

Vice and crime in their relation to corrupt politics 186

Methods of repression 188

Methods of overcoming tax dodging 195

Auto-corruption, and its effects upon party prestige 199

Corruption in relation to political control the basis of all other forms of political corruption 201

Summary 208

Party functions in the United States 213

Neglect of the sources of party support 217

Campaign contributions as a part of the problem 220

Payment of campaign expenses by the state 221

Publicity of campaign contributions 229

State laws requiring publicity 229

Congressional publicity bill of 1908 230

Voluntary publicity in the presidential campaign of 1908; results 233

Publicity before or after election 236

Special information of candidates before election 239

Publicity as applied to political organisations other than campaign committees 241

Prohibition or limitation of campaign contributions from certain sources 244

Prohibition of corporate contributions 244

Partnerships, labour unions, clubs, etc. 247

Contributions by candidates 248

Contributions by civil service employees 256

Limiting the amount of individual contributions 258

Effect of smaller campaign funds on political affairs 259

Time limits of large contributions 262

Geographical limits upon the use of campaign funds 263

Effect of campaign fund reform on business interests in their relation to government 264

Limitation of campaign gifts of services 267

Extension of campaign contribution reforms to state and local elections 268

To primary and convention campaigns 270

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