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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Carlson, Matthew M
• Reed, Steven R

Titel

SEX AND CAMPAIGN FINANCE SCANDALS

Ist Teil von

• Political Corruption and Scandals in Japan, 2018, p.113-130

Ort / Verlag

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• As we scanned the newspapers, we uncovered many embarrassment scandals, often involving sexual transgressions or questionable campaign finance practices. Some politicians were caught having an extramarital affair and, although no laws were broken, they resigned from an important position within their party. Likewise, the new accounting rules made political funds more transparent and parties began looking for something that might embarrass their rivals. In both types, the scandalous behavior included information that laws may have been broken and a handful of cases involved seriously bad behavior. Most, however, were just embarrassing. In the first section of this chapter we analyze