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

by Thom Reilly (Author)

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 book details why Bell was vulnerable to such massive malfeasance and what steps could be taken to reduce the chances of it happening again.

Author Biography

Thom Reilly is director of the Morrison Institute for Public Policy and professor in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University.