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UNINA9910451151203321 |
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Corruption and reform [[electronic resource] ] : lessons from America's economic history / / edited by Edward L. Glaeser and Claudia Goldin |
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Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2006 |
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1-281-12567-9 |
9786611125677 |
0-226-29959-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (397 p.) |
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A National Bureau of Economic Research conference report |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GlaeserEdward L <1967-> (Edward Ludwig) |
GoldinClaudia Dale |
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Corruption - United States - History |
Political corruption - United States - History |
Corporations - Corrupt practices - United States - History |
Corruption - United States - Prevention - History |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"The chapters in this volume were presented on July 30-31, 2004, at the "Corruption and Reform" conference held at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, MA."--Acknowledgments. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Corruption and reform : introduction / Edward L. Glaeser and Claudia Goldin -- The concept of systematic corruption in American history / John Joseph Wallis -- Limiting the reach of the grabbing hand : graft and growth in American cities, 1880 to 1930 / Rebecca Menes -- Digging the dirt at public expense : governance in the building of the Erie Canal and other public works / Stanley L. Engerman and Kenneth L. Sokoloff -- Corporate governance and the plight of minority shareholders in the United States before the Great Depression / Naomi R. Lamoreaux and Jean-Laurent Rosenthal -- Water, water everywhere : municipal finance and water supply in American cities / David Cutler and Grant Miller -- The rise of the fourth estate : how newspapers became informative and why it mattered / Matthew Gentzkow, Edward L. Glaeser, and Claudia Goldin -- Bank chartering and political corruption in antebellum New York : free banking as reform / Howard |
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Bodenhorn -- Regime change and corruption : a history of public utility regulation / Werner Troesken -- The irony of reform : did large employers subvert workplace safety reform, 1869 to 1930? / Price V. Fishback -- The determinants of progressive era reform : the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906 / Marc T. Law and Gary D. Libecap -- Politics, relief, and reform : Roosevelt's efforts to control corruption and political manipulation during the New Deal / John Joseph Wallis, Price V. Fishback, and Shawn Kantor. |
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Despite recent corporate scandals, the United States is among the world's least corrupt nations. But in the nineteenth century, the degree of fraud and corruption in America approached that of today's most corrupt developing nations, as municipal governments and robber barons alike found new ways to steal from taxpayers and swindle investors. In Corruption and Reform, contributors explore this shadowy period of United States history in search of better methods to fight corruption worldwide today. Contributors to this volume address the measurement and consequences of fraud and corruption and the forces that ultimately led to their decline within the United States. They show that various approaches to reducing corruption have met with success, such as deregulation, particularly "free banking," in the 1830's. In the 1930's, corruption was kept in check when new federal bureaucracies replaced local administrations in doling out relief. Another deterrent to corruption was the independent press, which kept a watchful eye over government and business. These and other facets of American history analyzed in this volume make it indispensable as background for anyone interested in corruption today. |
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UNINA9910826112703321 |
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Autore |
Alvarez Steven J. |
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Selling war : a critical look at the military's PR machine / / Steven J. Alvarez |
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Lincoln : , : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, , [2016] |
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©2016 |
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1-61234-819-X |
1-61234-817-3 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (345 pages) |
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Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Public opinion |
Iraq War, 2003-2011 - Political aspects - United States |
Public relations and politics - United States - History - 21st century |
Communication in politics - United States - History - 21st century |
Mass media - Political aspects - United States - History - 21st century |
Information warfare - Iraq - History - 21st century |
Information warfare - United States - History - 21st century |
United States Armed Forces Public relations History 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Insulation -- The Coalition Provisional Authority Days -- The Iraqi Face -- The Blog of War -- David versus Goliath -- Iraqi Media Team -- Training the Iraqi Ministries -- Arab Media -- Al-Jazeera -- Fallujah -- Public Affairs -- Western Media -- Epilogue. |
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"In the spring of 2004, army reservist and public affairs officer Steven J. Alvarez waited to be called up as the U.S. military stormed Baghdad and deposed Saddam Hussein. But soon after President Bush's famous PR stunt in which an aircraft carrier displayed the banner 'Mission Accomplished,' the dynamics of the war shifted. Selling War recounts how the U.S. military lost the information war in Iraq by engaging the wrong audiences--that is, the Western media--by ignoring Iraqi citizens and the wider Arab population, and by paying mere lip service |
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to the directive to 'Put an Iraqi face on everything.' In the absence of effective communication from the U.S. military, the information void was swiftly filled by Al Qaeda and, eventually, ISIS. As a result, efforts to create and maintain a successful, stable country were complicated and eventually frustrated. Alvarez couples his experiences as a public affairs officer in Iraq with extensive research on communication and government relations to expose why communications failed and led to the breakdown on the ground. A revealing glimpse into the inner workings of the military's PR machine, where personnel become stewards of presidential legacies and keepers of flawed policies, Selling War provides a critical review of the outdated communication strategies executed in Iraq. Alvarez's candid account demonstrates how a fundamental lack of understanding about how to wage an information war has led to the conditions we face now: the rise of ISIS and the return of U.S. forces to Iraq"-- |
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