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Description of  Corrupt Britain: Public Ethics in Practice and Thought Since the Magna Carta (Palgrave Studies in Urban Anthropology)

3031369335 pdf This book deploys a long-term account of political corruption in Britain to explain the phenomenon of corruption as it resides within the state and the contemporary problem of corruption denial among members of the political class. It aims to satisfy the concern about corruption and identify potential causes and significance. The book provides and account of definitions of corruption and how those definitions have changed over time. Throughout the succeeding chapters it discusses public life and how ethical considerations for public office holders have evolved over time. This book argues that corruption is not just a concern about politics and understanding corruption requires a multi-disciplinary approach: history political science sociology anthropology and urban ethnography.