The failure of governance in Bell, California
Subtitle: big-time corruption in a small town
By: Thom Reilly
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 193
ISBN-13: 9781498512121; 9781498512145
Subjects: Political corruption; Politics and government; History
Description: "Details how Bell was rendered vulnerable to such massive malfeasance by a disengaged public, lack of established ethical norms, absence of effective checks and balances, and minimal coverage by an overextended area news media. ... [Provides] analysis of municipal operations that will afford the reader deeper insight into the inner workings of city governments--corrupt and otherwise." --publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: it was all about the money; title: The city of Bell, the poker club and the reformer; title: The puppet master; title: The accomplice and the police chief; title: Whispers of scandal ¿basta & the whistle blowers; title: The corruption hearings with gregory d. coordes; title: The aftermath with Gregory D. Coordes; title: Postscript.