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"Mention the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the word scandal comes to mind. When it comes to recent history, the association is quite accurate; in 1989-90 congressional panels were investigating -abuses, favoritism, and mismanagement- at HUD; in 1954 HUD's predecessor, the Federal Housing Administration, was targeted by the FBI for involvement in fraudulent home-improvement schemes; in the 1970s HUD was scrutinized for lax lending standards, blatant overappraisals, and shoddy housing. In this ground-breaking volume, Irving Welfeld, a senior analyst with HUD, describes and explains these sensational episodes as well as a series of hidden blunders that have cost taxpayers billions of dollars. In this thorough, firsthand account, Welfeld provides not only soundly documented history, but analyses of events that arrive at different interpretations than Congress reached in its investigations. Throughout, his readings ask hard and probing questions: Where were the overseers--the media, Congress, the General Accounting Office, the Office of Management and Budget? To what extent is poor management the root cause of HUD's failures? Will tighter regulation help in keeping out corruption? After his comprehensive survey of the scene, Welfeld goes the final step and offers solutions: a set of programs that would minimize secrecy on the part of federal administrators and the temptation to abuse the public trust. Most importantly, the programs outlined here will enable HUD to more effectively fulfill its mission to see that there is decent affordable housing for all Americans. HUD Scandals will be of interest to scholars of public administration, political scientists, and analysts of housing issues."--Provided by publisher.

Intro -- Preface -- Praise for Presidents and Political Scandal -- Contents -- 1 The Role of Scandal in American Politics -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Why Scandal? -- 3 Evaluating the Scandals -- 4 The Allure of Political Scandal -- 5 The Plan for the Book -- References -- 2 Presidential Power, Scandal, and Misdirection -- 1 The Presidential Advantage -- 2 Public Responses to Presidential Scandals -- 3 Scandal Types -- 3.1 Sex Scandals -- 3.2 Financial Scandals -- 3.3 Power Scandals -- 4 Strategies of Presidential Scandal Management -- 4.1 Stonewalling -- 4.2 Cooperation and Cooperative Stonewalling -- 4.3 The Third Strategy: Misdirection -- Defining Misdirection -- 5 The Path Ahead -- References -- 3 Nixon and Watergate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Antecedents of Watergate: Nixon's Rise to Power Through Crisis -- 3 Measuring Responses: Public Actions or Private Reprisals? -- 4 Watergate: From Break-into Cover-up -- 5 Contemplating a Backfire: The Benefits and Costs of a Democratic Counter-Scandal -- 6 Outcomes -- References -- 4 The Reagan Administration and Iran-Contra -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Origins of Iran-Contra -- 3 The Cover-Up -- 4 Potential Benefits of a Backfire to Manage Scandal -- 5 Evidence for the Use of a Backfire -- 6 Outcomes -- References -- 5 Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair -- 1 Introduction -- 2 From Whitewater to Lewinsky -- 3 The Initial Response-To Attack or Not? -- 4 The Cover-Up -- 5 Managing the Scandal -- 6 The White House Strikes Back? -- 7 The Campaign to Discredit Lewinsky -- 8 Discussion -- 9 Applying the Framework -- References -- 6 President Trump: The Conquest of Backfire Scandal Management? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Roadmap of Grievances -- 3 Russia and the Mueller Report -- 4 "I Would Like You to Do Us a Favor Though": Ukraine and the "Perfect Phone Call" -- 5 Potential Benefits of a Backfire to Manage Scandal.

"All publicity is good publicity? Perhaps not. In recent years global fashion brands, including Burberry, Dior, Dolce & Gabbana and Prada, have struggled to shake off costly scandals. Campaigns have been called out for cultural appropriation, racism, misogyny, and even flirting with fascism. Understanding Fashion Scandals is the first book to explore the changing landscape of contemporary fashion through case studies showing how 'shock value' lost its currency. The book focuses on the changes since the late-1970s/early 80s, when brands like Calvin Klein and Benetton first used controversy as a promotional tool to build their brand identity, to the contemporary industry where avoiding social media backlash is critical to survival. Analyzing the tactics brands adopt to avoid or mitigate scandals, Vänskä and Gurova map the fashion industry's journey towards cultural sustainability."

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1. The Role of Scandal in American Politics -- 2. Presidential Power, Scandal, and Misdirection -- 3. Nixon and Watergate -- 4. The Reagan Administration and Iran-Contra -- 5.Clinton and the Lewinsky Affair -- 6. President Trump: The Conquest of Backfire Scandal Management. .