Ethics in Congress From Individual to Institutional Corruption

Name: Ethics in Congress From Individual to Institutional Corruption
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ISBN: 9780815784234

ISBN-10: 0815784236

ISBN-13: 9780815784234

Edition: 1995

Authors: Dennis F. Thompson

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Book details

List price: $27.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication date: 7/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 267
Size: 6.01" wide x 8.93" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Purposes of Legislative Ethics


Personal Ethics and Legislative Ethics


The Priority of Legislative Ethics


The Scope of Legislative Ethics


Principles of Legislative Ethics


Legislative Ethics and Institutional Corruption



Dynamics of Legislative Corruption


The Elements of Corruption


The Individual Corruption of David Durenberger


The Institutional Corruption of the Keating Five


The Diverse Corruptions of James C. Wright, Jr.



Gains of Office


The Legitimacy of Personal Gain


General Offenses


Conflicts of Interest


Perquisites of Office


The Imperatives of Political Gain


Ambition and Independence


Fairness to Colleagues, Challengers, and Congress



Services of Office


Undeserved Service


Favoritism


Institutional Consequences of Constituent Service


Limitations of Legal Standards


Limitations of Ethical Standards


Toward Stronger Standards



Corrupt Connections


Corrupt Motives


Mixed Motives


Short-Circuiting the Democratic Process


The Root of Some Evil


The Importance of Appearances



Tribunals of Legislative Ethics


The Deficiencies of Self-Discipline


Letting Voters Decide


Letting Courts Decide


Strengthening the Ethics Committees


Conclusion



Charges of Ethics Violations Considered by Congress, 1789-1992


Notes


Index