TY - BOOK ID - 32816635 TI - Soft corruption PY - 2017 SN - 0813586194 9780813586199 9780813586175 0813586178 9780813586182 0813586186 PB - New Brunswick, Camden, and Newark, New Jersey DB - UniCat KW - Political corruption KW - Misconduct in office KW - Campaign funds KW - Conflict of interests KW - Patronage, Political KW - Political culture KW - Political patronage KW - Spoils system KW - Conflict of interest KW - Conflict of interests (Agency) KW - Conflict of interests (Public office) KW - Conflicts of interest KW - Interests, Conflict of KW - Malfeasance in office KW - Misfeasance in office KW - Official misconduct KW - Boss rule KW - Corruption (in politics) KW - Graft in politics KW - Malversation KW - Political scandals KW - Politics, Practical KW - Corrupt practices KW - New Jersy KW - Politics and government. KW - Culture KW - Political science KW - Civil service reform KW - Ethics KW - Administrative responsibility KW - Corruption KW - New Jersey KW - E-books KW - #SBIB:35H52 KW - Ethiek van bestuur en beleid. KW - Ethiek van bestuur en beleid KW - Clientelism, Political KW - Patron-client politics KW - Political clientelism KW - Political sociology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32816635 AB - New Jersey has long been a breeding ground for political corruption, and most of it is perfectly legal. Public officials accept favors from lobbyists, give paid positions to relatives, and rig the electoral process to favor their cronies in a system where campaign money is used to buy government results. Such unethical behavior is known as "soft corruption," and former New Jersey legislator William E. Schluter has been fighting it for the past fifty years. In this searing personal narrative, the former state senator recounts his fight to expose and reform these acts of government misconduct. Not afraid to cite specific cases of soft corruption in New Jersey politics, he paints a vivid portrait of public servants who care more about political power and personal gain than the public good. By recounting events that he witnessed firsthand in the Garden State, he provides dramatic illustrations of ills that afflict American politics nationwide. As he identifies five main forms of soft corruption, Schluter diagnoses the state government's ethical malaise, and offers concrete policy suggestions for how it might be cured. Not simply a dive through the muck of New Jersey politics, Soft Corruption is an important first step to reforming our nation's political system, a book that will inspire readers to demand that our elected officials can and must do better. Visit: www.softcorruption.com (http://www.softcorruption.com) ER -