8 The United States: Patronage, Reform, and the Progressive Era

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Reading

Wallis, John Joseph (2006). “The Concept of Systematic Corruption in American History.” In Edward L. Glaeser and Claudia Goldin (eds.), Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America’s Economic History. University of Chicago Press. (PDF) Required.

Glaeser, Edward L., and Claudia Goldin (2006). “Corruption and Reform: An Introduction.” In Glaeser and Goldin (eds.), Corruption and Reform: Lessons from America’s Economic History. University of Chicago Press. (PDF) Recommended. Presentation by Daniel D. S. — Thu, Sep 10.

Skowronek, Stephen (1982). Building a New American State: The Expansion of National Administrative Capacities, 1877–1920. Cambridge University Press. Read Chapter 3, “Patching Civil Administration: The Limits of Reform in the Party State.” (PDF) Recommended. Presentation by Amy E. N. — Thu, Sep 10.

Rauch, James E. (1995). “Bureaucracy, Infrastructure, and Economic Growth: Evidence from U.S. Cities During the Progressive Era.” American Economic Review, 85(4), 968–979. (PDF) Recommended. Presentation by Mía F. M. — Thu, Sep 10.