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If You Believe It, It's So (New York: H.K. Fly Co., c1919), by Perley Poore Sheehan, illust. by Ada Clendenin Williamson and Paul Stahr (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Corruption -- Nigeria

Moral Economies of Corruption: State Formation and Political Culture in Nigeria (Durham, NC and London: Duke University Press, c2016), by Steven Pierce (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Corruption -- Periodicals

State Crime (2021-) (partial serial archives)
Space and Culture, India (2013-) (partial serial archives)

Filed under: Corruption -- Prevention

Should Australia encourage developing countries to adopt competition laws? (Australia-Japan Research Centre, Australian National University, 2008), by Henry Ergas and Australia-Japan Research Centre (page images at HathiTrust)
Management controls stronger, but challenges in fighting corruption remain. (The Office, 2000), by United States General Accounting Office (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Judicial corruption

Ten years chief justice of the Bahamas, 1880-1890 the reasons of my resignation : administration of justice in the Bahamas ; cases referred to : the Lucile case, the Sands et al. case, the Taylor case (a gross contempt of court) ; is corporal punishment legal in such a case? : the opinion of Sir Richard E. Webster, Atty. General, delivered in the House of Commons, on "flogging in the Bahamas", discussed and compared with standard authorities (s.n., 1890), by Henry W. Austin and Richard Everard Webster Alverstone (page images at HathiTrust)
Speech of Hon. Elijah Ward, of New York, on the impeachment of Judge Watrous delivered in the House of Representatives, December 14, 1858. (s.n.], 1858), by Elijah Ward (page images at HathiTrust)
Trial of John H. McCunn by the senate. (Weed, Parsons & Co., 1874), by John H. McCunn and New York (State). Legislature. Senate (page images at HathiTrust)

Filed under: Police corruption

Police Code of Silence in Times of Change (Cham et al.: Springer Open, c2022), by Sanja Kutnjak Ivković, Jon Maskaly, Ahmet Kule, and M. R. Haberfeld (PDF and Epub with commentary at SpringerLink)

Filed under: Political corruption

Off Limits: Censorship and Corruption (New York: Human Rights Watch, 1991), by Paul Glickman (PDF with commentary at hrw.org)
America Strikes Back: A Record of Contrasts (New York: I. Washburn, c1935), by Gustavus Myers (multiple formats at archive.org)
What's the Matter with New York: A National Problem (New York: Macmillan, 1932), by Norman Thomas and Paul Blanshard
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America strikes back; a record of contrasts (I. Washburn, inc., 1935), by Gustavus Myers (page images at HathiTrust)
Political crime (D. Appleton and company, 1898), by Louis Proal (page images at HathiTrust)
Corruption in American politics and life (Dodd, Mead and company, 1910), by Robert C. Brooks (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Establishing a citizens' watchdog group (Dept. of Justice, Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice : for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1979), by Peter Manikas and David Protess (page images at HathiTrust)
Influencing appointments to postmasterships. (U. S. Govt. print. off., 1929), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads (page images at HathiTrust)
La criminalité politique. (F. Alcan, 1895), by Louis Proal (page images at HathiTrust)
The beast (Doubleday, Page & Company, 1910), by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins (page images at HathiTrust)
The world of graft (McClure, Phillips & co., 1901), by Josiah Flynt (page images at HathiTrust)
Defective and corrupt legislation, the cause and the remedy (G.P. Putnam's sons, 1885), by Simon Sterne (page images at HathiTrust)
Economic power and political pressures (U.S. G.P.O., 1941), by Donald C. Blaisdell, Jane Greverus, and United States. Congress. House. Temporary National Economic Committee (page images at HathiTrust)
Politics and criminal prosecution (Minton, Balch, 1929), by Raymond Moley (page images at HathiTrust)
Tammany at bay (Dodd, Mead & company, 1933), by James Emmet Finegan (page images at HathiTrust)
Governor Sulzer ([New York?, 1913), by William Sulzer (page images at HathiTrust)
The black book; or, Corruption unmasked! (J. Fairburn, 1820), by John Wade (page images at HathiTrust)
Solid for Mulhooly; a political satire (Gebbie & co., 1889), by Rufus E. Shapley and Thomas Nast (page images at HathiTrust)
The boss : An essay upon the art of governing American cities. (G. H. Richmond & co., 1894), by David MacGregor Means (page images at HathiTrust)
The shame of the cities. (P. Smith, 1948), by Lincoln Steffens (page images at HathiTrust)
Seabury investigations (G. P. Putnam's sons, 1932), by William B. Northrop and John B. Northrop (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
In the matter of the investigation of the departments of the government of the city of New York ([New York?, 1932), by New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate New York City Government and Samuel Seabury (page images at HathiTrust)
Reply of Samuel Seabury to Mayor James J. Walker's answer to the letter and analysis of the evidence, &c. forward by Samuel Seabury to Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt under date of June 8th, 1932. ([New York?, 1932), by New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate New York City Government and Samuel Seabury (page images at HathiTrust)
The big bosses (Howell, Soskin, 1944), by Charles W. Van Devander (page images at HathiTrust)
Social security (Social Security Press, 1936), by Edward Herman Ochsner (page images at HathiTrust)
The case of Frank L. Smith; a study in representative government (The University of Chicago press, 1931), by Carroll Hill Wooddy (page images at HathiTrust)
Political activity and political assessments of federal officeholders and employees. (U.S. Govt. print. off., 1939), by United States Civil Service Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
It's all politics (S. Curl, inc., 1944), by Lewis Abrahams (page images at HathiTrust)
Pentru adevar şi cinste; incercare asupra patologici noastre sociale (C.Sfetea, 1906), by Popescu,C A (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Angel city in turmoil (Amer press, 1945), by Guy Woodward Finney (page images at HathiTrust)
Minguo shi nian guan chang fu bai shi (Zhonghua tu shu ji cheng gong si, 1923), by Woqiuzhongzi (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Sacred cows, a story of the recall of Mayor Bowles (The author, 1931), by Cash Asher (page images at HathiTrust)
Bosses and boodle in Ohio politics; some plain truths for honest people (Lyceum Pub. Co., 1895), by Allen O. Myers (page images at HathiTrust)
It's legal but it ain't right : harmful social consequences of legal industries (University of Michigan Press, 2004), by Neva R Goodwin and Nikos Passas (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
A time for action; report. (Washington, 1973), by National Society of Professional Engineers. Task Force on Political Involvement in Awarding Engineering Contracts (page images at HathiTrust)
The Black book of England; exhibiting the existing state, policy, and administration of the United Kingdom ... (C. Mitchell, 1847) (page images at HathiTrust)
Solid for Mulhooly: a sketch of municipal politics under the leaders, the ring, and the boss. (G. W. Carleton & Co., 1881., 1881), by Rufus E. Shapley (page images at HathiTrust)
Bristow's editorials that caused such a stir in Kansas. Was he right? ... (Adams Bros. Co., 1918), by Joseph Little Bristow (page images at HathiTrust)
"El cohecho." Memoria leida por el fiscal de la audiencia de Matanzas en la solemne apertura de los tribunales el dia 1 d̊e septiembre de 1924. (Impr. "La Pluma de oro", 1925), by Diego Vicente Tejera y García (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Smash the political machine (Brentano's, 1932), by Harold Rowntree and Beatrice McCree (page images at HathiTrust)
Our political degradation; being several short essays setting forth certain facts which every thoughtful citizen of the United States should know (The Grafton Press, 1904), by Rush C. Hawkins (page images at HathiTrust)
The taint in politics; a study in the evolution of parliamentary corruption ... (Dodd, Mead & Co., 1920), by Joseph McCabe (page images at HathiTrust)
Corrupt and illegal practices at Parliamentary elections, as defined in the judgments in election petitions from 1886 to 1906 (Liberal Publication Department, 1909), by J. Renwick Seager (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The black book; or, Corruption unmasked! (J. Fairburn, 1820), by John Wade (page images at HathiTrust)
The evolution of the politician; a short study of the corruptor of politics, the enemy of democracy; his origin, development and present status (The Stratford company, 1924), by Robert Douglas Bowden (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Social insurance and economic security (B. Humphries, inc., 1935), by Edward H. 1868- Ochsner (page images at HathiTrust)
Years of plunder; a financial chronicle of our times (H. Smith and R. Haas, 1935), by Proctor W. Hansl (page images at HathiTrust)
Moral aspects of dishonesty in public office. (Catholic Univ. of America Press, 1949), by William Joseph King (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Toward the danger mark; administration of justice in the United States, evils--causes--remedies ([The author, 1916), by Cairoli Gigliotti (page images at HathiTrust)
"Muck-rakers of other days." Speech of Hon. Julius Kahn of California in the House of Representatives, Saturday, March 26, 1910. (Govt. Print. Off., 1910), by Julius Kahn (page images at HathiTrust)
Feudalism in American politics. (Murdoch-Kerr Press, 1901), by Samuel Harden Church (page images at HathiTrust)
The independant Briton: or, Free thoughts on the expediency of gratifying the peoples expectations; as to securing the liberty of the press; restoring the freedom of the stage; preventing bribery in elections; excluding place-men from seats in the House of commons; repealing the Septennial act, &c. Dedicated to the Commons of Great Britain ... (T. Cooper, 1742) (page images at HathiTrust)
The regenerators : a study of the graft prosecution of San Francisco (Pacific printing company, 1911), by Theodore F. Bonnet (page images at HathiTrust)
The taint in politics; a study in the evolution of parliamentary corruption. (G. Richards, 1920), by Joseph McCabe (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Defalcations. Reports of majority and minority ... Report of the Committee of Investigation on the subject of the defalcations of Samuel Swartwout and others : ... also the report of the minority of the Committee. (Printed by Thomas Allen, 1839), by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee to Investigate the Defalcations of Samuel Swartwout and others (page images at HathiTrust)
Return: East India ... ([London, 1853), by Great Britain Parliament House of Commons and East India Company (page images at HathiTrust)
Report of findings of the Senate Committee on Auditor's and Treasurer's Books filed in the office of the Secretary of State at Little Rock, Ark. on May 20, 1882 (Mitchell & Bettis, State Printers, 1882), by Arkansas. General Assembly. Senate. Committee on Auditor's and Treasurer's Books (page images at HathiTrust)
The boss. (G. H. Richmond & co., 1894), by David MacGregor Means (page images at HathiTrust)
Report and record of the proceedings of the Select Committee of the Senate of New Jersey to Inquire into the Charges of Extravagance in Furnishing the State House and Certain Other Charges Touching the Conduct of Public Officials, Etc. (MacCrellish & Quigley, book and job printers, 1895), by Etc New Jersey. Legislature. Senate. Select Committee to Inquire Into the Charges of Extravagance in Furnishing the State House and Certain Other Charges Touching the Conduct of Public Officials (page images at HathiTrust)
The black book; or, Corruption unmasked! being an account of places, pensions, and sinecures, the revenues of the clergy and landed aristocracy; ... the expenditure of the civil list; the amount and application of the droits of the crown and admiralty; the robbery of charitable foundations; ... with a supplement and appendix. (John Fairburn, 1828), by John Wade (page images at HathiTrust)
Politics and Patriotism by Frederick W. Schultz. (Arena publishing company, 1895), by F. W. Schultz (page images at HathiTrust)
Legislative spendthrifts (The Honest Government League, 1916), by Fayette S. Munro (page images at HathiTrust)
The beast (Doubleday, Page & company, 1917), by Benjamin Barr Lindsey and Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins (page images at HathiTrust)
The influence of the spoils idea upon the government of American cities. A paper delivered at the annual meeting of the National civil-service reform league, December 12, 1894 (Pub. for the National Civil-service Reform League, 1894), by Herbert Welsh (page images at HathiTrust)
A politician in trouble about his soul (Chapman and Hall, 1884), by Auberon Herbert (page images at HathiTrust)
Political activity and political assessments of persons employed by state and local agencies in connection with activities financed in whole or in part by loans or grants made by the United States or by any federal agency. (U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1940), by United States Civil Service Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
Who rules America? A century of invisible government (Longmans, Green and co., 1934), by John McConaughy and Lincoln Colcord (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Speech of Mr. Segar, of Elizabeth City and Warwick, on the election of state officers (H. K. Ellyson's power press, 1850), by Joseph Eggleston Segar (page images at HathiTrust)
The shame of the cities (McClure, Phillips & Co., 1904), by Lincoln Steffens (page images at HathiTrust)
The tin box parade; a handbook for larceny (R. M. McBride & company, 1934), by Milton MacKaye (page images at HathiTrust)
The beast. (Doubleday, Page & Co., 1910), by Ben B. Lindsey and Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins (page images at HathiTrust)
Appendix to Report of Independent Counsel in re Franklyn C. Nofziger, Edwin Meese III (United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels, Ethics in Government Act of 1978 :, 1988), by United States. Office of Independent Counsel, James C. McKay, and United States. Court of Appeals (District of Columbia Circuit). Division for the Purpose of Appointing Independent Counsels (page images at HathiTrust)
Appeal to the people of the state of New York : adopted by the Executive Committee of Citizens and Taxpayers for the Financial Reform of the City and County of New York. ("Free Press" Association, 1871), by N.Y.) Committee of Seventy on Financial Reform (New York (page images at HathiTrust)
Citizen Cole of Chicago (Horder's, 1931), by Hoyt King (page images at HathiTrust)
Letter, on the use and abuse of incorporations, addressed to the delegation from the city of New-York, in the state legislature. (G. & C. Carvill ..., 1827), by One of their constituents and New York (State). Legislature (page images at HathiTrust)
The Shameful orgie of patronage : Our nation's patriotic volunteer sentiment destroyed : The inhumanity of politics : Place the responsibility. (Allied Printing Trades Council, 1900) (page images at HathiTrust)
Legislative investigative report. (Premier Publications, ltd., 1949), by Atherton (Edwin N.) & associates and Howard R. Philbrick (page images at HathiTrust)
Dépenses de la Commission canadienne sous le gouvernement des libé raux à l'exposition de Philadelphie (s.n., 1877), by Parti conservateur (Québec) (page images at HathiTrust)
Leur économie!! $98,495.80 à ses favoris, gaspillage sur toute la ligne, leurs promesses à l'eau .. (Compagnie d'imprimerie de Québec, 1892) (page images at HathiTrust)
Les Gaspillages de M. Flynn $57,233.39 en pature, à des mignons. (s.n., 1897) (page images at HathiTrust)
La criminalité politique (F. Alcan, 1908), by Louis Proal (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Coal hod politics (Pub. for the National Civil Service Reform League, 1912), by Winfred Thaxter Denison, National Civil Service League, and National Civil Service Reform League (U.S.) (page images at HathiTrust)
Statement (Union Printing Company, 1872), by Rush C. Hawkins (page images at HathiTrust)
First annual report of the Citizen's Committee of Fifty for a new Philadelphia : January 1st, 1892. (s.n., 1892), by Citizen's Committee of Fifty for a New Philadelphia (page images at HathiTrust)
Some abuses connected with statute law-making (1916), by Ivan Lester Pollock and State Historical Society of Iowa (page images at HathiTrust)
The prospect ; a view of politics. (Rockwell & Baker, printers, 1862), by Charles Wright (page images at HathiTrust)
The beginning of the "spoils" system in the national government, 1829-30 .... (G.P. Putnam's sons, 1881), by James Parton (page images at HathiTrust)
Parties and patronage in the United States. (G.P. Putnam's sons, 1891), by Lyon Gardiner Tyler (page images at HathiTrust)
Report of the Illinois Crime Investigating Commission : report to governor ... and to the ... General Assembly of Illinois. (The Commission, 1965), by Illinois. Crime Investigating Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
Statement of Prentice H. Marshall & Harlington Wood, Jr., re charges of corruption in the Illinois General Assembly. ([Springfield, 1965), by Prentice H. Marshall, Harlington Wood, and Illinois. Crime Investigating Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
Report re charges of corruption in the Illinois General Assembly. ([Springfield], 1965), by Illinois. Crime Investigating Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
Public enemies in public office. (New Century Publishers, 1951), by Carl Hirsch (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Der wirthschaftliche verfall Oesterreichs. : Ein beitrag zur charakteristik der österreichischen verhältnisse. (Luckhardt, 1875) (page images at HathiTrust)
Rackets : hearing held on Thursday, September 18, 1958, at the hour of 10.15 a.m., State Building, 217 W. 1st, Los Angeles ([publisher not identified], 1958), by California. Legislature. Assembly. Interim Committee on Judiciary (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Internal revenue investigation : hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Eighty-third Congress, second session on investigation of the internal revenue laws, July 29 and 30, 1954. (U.S. G.P.O., 1954), by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Ways and Means (page images at HathiTrust)
Charges of corruption in the Illinois General Assembly (The Commission, 1965), by Illinois. Crime Investigating Commission, Paul Simon, and Illinois. General Assembly (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
IGPA conference highlights (Institute of Government & Public Affairs, University of Illinois, 1888), by Scott Koeneman and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Institute of Government and Public Affairs (page images at HathiTrust)
Subcommittee on Ethics before the House Executive Committee [hearing]. (The Subcommittee, 1977), by Illinois. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Executive Committee. Subcommittee on Ethics (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Wheat and politics (Chicago, Ill., 1932), by J. W. Brinton (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
La corruption. (Paris, 1893), by Alexis Delaire (page images at HathiTrust)
In the matter of the investigation of the departments of the government of the City of New York, etc., pursuant to joint resolutions adopted by the Legislature of the State of New York. Final report to Hon. Samuel H. Hofstadter, chairman [and others]... members of the Joint legislative committee... ([New York], 1932), by New York (State). Legislature. Joint Legislative Committee to Investigate New York City Government and Samuel Seabury (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The underworld of American politics (F. Dobyns, 1932), by Fletcher Dobyns (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Lucius Robinson and the state printing contract! A specimen of Democratic economy! ([n.p., 1876), by John H. Selkreg (page images at HathiTrust)
The strange death of Charlie Crawford (The author, 1931), by Robert Pierce Shuler (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
It has been done! (Comet Press Books, 1952), by Civic Education Foundation (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Courage in national leadership. ([New York, 1924), by Frank A. Vanderlip (page images at HathiTrust)
My last fifty years (an autobiographical history of "inside" New York) (Printed by Isaac Goldmann company, 1935), by Henry H. Klein (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Political crime (T.F. Unwin, 1898), by Louis Proal (page images at HathiTrust)
Documents relatifs à la conduite de Didace Tasse comme inspecteur du revenu, coroner et greffier pour le district d'Iberville contenant une reponse par Alexandre Dufresne, ecuier, M.P.P. aux lettres de Didace Tasse, le rapport du commissaire enqueteur, A.C. Papineau, ecuier et les témoignages pris durant l'enquête. (Des Presses du Journal Le Pays, Rue Ste.-Thérèse, 1863), by A. C. Papineau, Alexandre Dufresne, and Didace Tassé (page images at HathiTrust)
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions : message from the President of the United States transmitting Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, adopted at Paris on November 21, 1997, by a conference held under the auspices of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), convention signed in Paris on December 17, 1997, by the United States and 32 other nations. (U.S. G.P.O., 1998), by United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and United States. President (1993-2001 : Clinton) (page images at HathiTrust)
Quesiti sopra i pubblici ufficiali (Presso Gaetano Balbino ..., 1836), by Giuseppe Manno (page images at HathiTrust)
Corrupt practices legislation in Maine and how it works (Brunswick, Me. : Bowdoin College, 1929., 1929), by Orren Chalmer Hormell (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Social security (New era library, Inc., 1935), by Edward Herman Ochsner (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
The gilded age : a tale of to-day (American Publishing Co., 1873), by Mark Twain, True Williams, Alice Barber Stephens, Augustus Hoppin, Charles Dudley Warner, and American Publishing Company (page images at HathiTrust)
The extraordinary black book : an exposition of abuses in church and state, courts of law, representation, municipal and corporate bodies ... (London : Effingham Wilson, 1832., 1832), by John Wade (page images at HathiTrust)
Parliamentary reform, on constitutional principles: or, British loyalty against continental royalty ... (Printed by W. Lang, 1815), by John Borthwick Gilchrist (page images at HathiTrust)

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