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Corrupt and corporate bodies: attitudes to corruption in eighteenth-century and early nineteenth-century towns
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Sweet, Rosemary |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | During the eighteenth century, the emphasis in critiques of corruption shifted from the moral and social aspects to the public and political dimensions of the exercise of power. The gulf between early eighteenth-century attitudes and those of the nineteenth century and a more modern era towards probity in public affairs may be gauged by considering this extract from The Spectato. Individual members of a corporation were able to hide behind the public character of the corporation, so that they were not called to account for the actions they had performed as corporators. The private individuals are allowed to be pure, but once they become a part of the body corporate they become part of a system which is an abuse and can only operate to the harm of society. The critic of Tiverton Corporation argued for its dissolution, quoting a decision of Lord Mansfield on the custom and privilege of taking town dues. Book Name: Corruption in Urban Politics and Society, Britain 1780–1950 |
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| Ending Page | 56 |
| Page Count | 16 |
| Starting Page | 41 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315259192-5 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2017-05-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Corruption in Urban Politics and Society, Britain 1780–1950 History and Philosophy of Science Corruption Eighteenth Century Corporate Bodies Attitudes Nineteenth Public |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
