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Tolchin Martin |
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Pinstripe patronage : political favoritism from the clubhouse to the White House and beyond / / by Martin and Susan J. Tolchin |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-315-63282-9 |
1-317-25419-8 |
1-317-25418-X |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (286 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Patronage, Political - United States |
United States Politics and government |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"First published 2011 by Paradigm Publishers"--t.p. verso. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. "The Only Way to Run a Government"; 2. Patronage Politics at the Grass Roots; A Two-Edged Sword; The Good Old Days; The End of an Era?; "Expediters" and Patronage Politics in the Nation's Capital; Patronage and Corruption; Mayoral Patronage Redux; "Earmarks" New York Style; County Patronage; Portrait of a County Leader; 3. Statehouse Patronage; Highway Handouts: Everything That Isn't Nailed Down; The Soprano State: How Patronage Can Lead to Corruption; Patronage in the Empire State and in Illinois |
Statehouse LootShow Me the Money; Vermont: The "Antipatronage" State; Lobbyists, Patronage, and State Politics; Web of Cooperation; 4. Congress: The Mother Lode; Congressional Largesse; What Have You Done for Me Lately?; Earmarks; Lobbyists and Earmarks; Committee Leadership and Earmarks; Indefensible Defense; Midnight Maneuvers; Presidential Favors; In Defense of Earmarks; "A Billion Here and a Billion There . . . "; A Patronage Puzzle; The Senator from Wall Street; The Polls and the Pols; Life After Congress: The Nine Lives of Patronage; Democracy's Paradox; 5. Justice on eBay |
From the Clubhouse to the BenchThe Firing of U.S. Attorneys; Judgeships: The Ultimate Reward; Judgeships on eBay: Campaign "Finance"; Courthouse Patronage; Campaign Cash; Patronage and |
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