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The republic of virtue : how we tried to ban corruption, failed, and what we can do about it
Title
The republic of virtue : how we tried to ban corruption, failed, and what we can do about it / F. H. Buckley.
ISBN
9781594039706
1594039704
Edition
First American edition.
Publication
New York : Encounter Books, 2017.
Copyright Notice Date
©2017.
Physical Description
261 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Summary
Public corruption is the silent killer of our economy. Weve spawned the thickest network of patronage and influence ever seen in any country, a crony capitalism in which business partners with government and transfers wealth from the poor to the rich. This is a betrayal of the Framers vision for America, and of the Constitution they saw as an anti-corruption covenant. Most Americans get it, and this explains the otherwise improbable rise of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders.
Other formats
Online version: Buckley, F.H. (Francis H.), 1948- Republic of virtue. New York : Encounter Books, 2017
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 13, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-246) and index.
Contents
Our Machiavellian moment
Excusing corruption
The silent killer
The dream of a virtuous republic
An anticorruption covenant
What corruption meant to the framers
The promise of virtuous government
How did that work out?
Federalism and corruption
The Mississippi story
Designing a virtuous justice system
The silver bullet
Bribes
The republic of defection
Policing crony capitalism : what doesn't work
Three reforms
The heavenly city of the enlightened reformer.
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