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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books Trials, litigation, etc |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Jacobs, James. Breaking the Devil's Pact. Fredericksburg : New York University Press Oct. 2011 (DLC) 2011026377 |
| Named Person: | Rudolph W Giuliani; Rudolph W Giuliani |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James Jacobs; Kerry Cooperman |
| ISBN: | 9780814743089 0814743080 |
| OCLC Number: | 816505838 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents: | Introducing the litigants and the judge -- The civil RICO complaint and settlement -- IBT resistance and Judge Edelstein's resolve : July 1989-September 1992 -- Establishing new disciplinary machinery : July 1989-September 1992 -- An insurgent's triumph : the IBT's 1991 election -- General President Carey and the IRB : 1992-1997 -- The 1996 election scandal -- The 1998 Rerun Election and emerging dominance of James P. Hoffa -- The 2001 election, the demise of project RISE and the IRB's third term -- The 2006 election, the IRB's fourth term and the lead up to the 2011 Election -- Lessons, reflections and speculations. |
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This book should be of interest to all those interested in racketeering law, organized crime, and the role of the government in addressing entrenched organized crime and corruption in private organizations. -- Jay Albanese * Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Book Review * Breaking the Devils Pact tells the compelling story of the government's Herculean effort to break La Cosa Nostra's stranglehold over a notorious union. It will shock and surprise you, proving once again that the truth really is stranger than fiction -- Randy Mastro,Litigation Partner, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, and former federal prosecutor Court-ordered reform of a private organization is more easily prescribed than implemented. Breaking the Devils Pact is an intriguing account of a continuing, decades-long struggle to rid a powerful union of corrupt influences. It will certainly appeal to specialists in organized crime and labor relations. Moreover, it will be of interest well beyond a North American readership. Regulatory scholars around the world will note the very real limits to what they call & enforced self-regulation. Democratic theorists will recognize the challenge of voter apathy. Sociologists of organizations will see an extreme example of inertia. Political scientists will be heartened by the apolitical nature of reform efforts over four successive presidential administrations, but disappointed with the slow pace of change. Metaphorically speaking, Breaking the Devils Pact is a mansion with many fascinating rooms. -- Peter Grabosky,FASSA, Professor, Regulatory Institutions Network, Australian National University This is a stunning book not only for what it says about the dramatic battle against corruption in the nation's most powerful labor union, but as well for what it says about the role of courts in effecting changes in large-scale private organizations in modern America. It is a & must read for all law and politics scholars -- Malcolm M. Feeley,Claire Sanders Clements Dean's Professor, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berk Read more...
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