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From market concentration to political corruption
- Source :
- Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Vol 13, Iss 3 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems, 2024.
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Abstract
- First paragraph: The government and the press in the United States tend to define corruption narrowly as the misbehavior of individual politicians. They turn a blind eye to systematic corruption such as, for example, the wealthiest people and corporations using campaign contributions to buy political influence. A politician who takes a cash bribe in exchange for a political favor might be deemed corrupt. In contrast, a politician who derails a piece of legislation after receiving a large campaign con­tribution is operating within the limits of the U.S. campaign laws and is, therefore, not deemed corrupt. . . .
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 21520801
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.35951b7c01944f02a0079b89b2f25042
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5304/jafscd.2024.134.030