The Many Lives of Corruption The Reform of Public Life in Modern Britain, C. 1750-1950

How has corruption shaped - and undermined - the history of public life in modern Britain? This collection begins the task of piecing together this history over the past two and a half centuries, from the first assaults on Old Corruption and aristocratic privilege during the late eighteenth century through to the corruption scandals that blighted the worlds of Westminster and municipal government during the twentieth century. It offers the first account that pays equal attention to the successes and limitations of anticorruption reforms and the shifting meanings of 'corruption'. It does so across a range of different sites - electoral, political and administrative, domestic and colonial - presenting new research on neglected areas of reform, while revisiting well known scandals and corrupt practices.

ISBN:	9781526150035
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Imprint:	Manchester University Press
Published date:	10 May 2022
DEWEY:	364.1323094109034
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	320
Weight:	526g
Height:	147mm
Width:	223mm
Spine width:	27mm

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