The Failure of Governance in Bell, California: Big-Time Corruption in a Small Town

by Thom Reilly

Book Overview

In the late 2000s, the small southern California town of Bell erupted in a scandal that revealed a truly astonishing level of municipal corruption--one prosecutor called it "corruption on steroids." This bookdetails why Bell was vulnerable to such massive malfeasance and what steps could be taken to reduce the chances of it happening again.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498512127
• ISBN13: 9781498512121
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"