Honest Graft: Inside the Business of Politics by Brooks Jackson - 1988-09-12

Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1988. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

UsedVeryGood. minor shelf wear, clean pages, very good condition

New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. 1988. Hard cover. Very good.. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 337 p. Audience: General/trade. . No previous owner's name. Clean, tight pages. No bent corners. .

Knopf. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Knopf. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Alfred a Knoff, 1988. Book is square, clean, tight, minimal wear; normal library markings; dustjacket is protected by mylar; 337 pgs.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex Library.

New York. 1988. October 1988. Knopf. 1st Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0394564529. 339 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Mark Falls. keywords: Politics America Corruption. FROM THE PUBLISHER - In this well-researched study, Wall Street Journal reporter Jackson describes how special interests often influence election results by providing needed funds when campaign contributions within legal limits prove insufficient. Moreover, with TV ads, polling services, post-free ‘franked' newsletters, professional staff work, etc., incumbent members of Congress can overwhelm a challenger, notes the author, and therefore frequently run unopposed, thus in effect disenfranchising the American voter. The heavy cost of campaigning, Jackson finds, can lead to ‘soft' or indirect money benefits for a candidate: fund-raising events, ‘appearance' fees, investment suggestions and so on. Such measures, he argues, are instituted in many cases by political action committees (PACs) representing… Read More