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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Where in the World Is Corruption Most Prevalent? -- The Founding Fathers Were Corruption Fighters -- Modern-Day Politics and the Abuse of the Public's Trust -- The Search for the Most Corrupt State in the US -- When Is a Gift a Bribe? -- Those with the Wealth Also Have the Power -- Wealth Inequality Data Is Nonsense -- Unleashed Campaign Spending Thanks to Citizens United -- How Citizens United Changed the Rules of the Game -- Comments on the Deeply Flawed US Electoral System -- Corruption Is Even Worse Since the 2016 Election -- Incentivizing Corruption Fighters -- Curbing Corruption with Transparency, Technology, and More -- Social Media and Youth Activists in Anti-Corruption Campaigns -- What Could Stop Corruption in America? -- Organizations to Contact -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

Problems with conventional definitions of political corruption are highlighted to better define such political behavior. Three categories are identified: corruption by public officials; public officials' abuse of their offices; & corruption by business enterprises & other private citizens. Political corruption is not perceived as a seminal characteristic of organized crime syndicates. Various legal, public interest, & public opinion definitions of political corruption are examined, further demonstrating the problem of preserving traditional definitions. Analysis of several public opinion definitions of corruption indicates significant differences in how the public defines political corruption & that these notions have changed over time. In addition, different nations posses disparate legal, public interest, & public opinion understandings of political corruption. The need to acknowledge the legitimacy of multiple definitions of corruption is stressed. 22 References. J. W. Parker