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100			_aSegal, Lydia
245			_aRoadblocks in reforming corrupt agencies: the case of the New York city school custodians
260			_c2002
300			_ap.445-60.
362			_aAug
520			_aReformers have traditionally assumed that agencies can combat corruption through controls sch as tighter oversight, increased regulation, internal audits, reorganizations, and performance accountability mechanisms. But this case study of the New York City school custodial system shows how a corrupt agency can derail thesse devices. New York City's $500,000,000 custodial system, responsible for maintaining its 1,200 schools, has been unleashing scandals since the 1920s despite decades of regulations, multiple reorganizations, and layers of oversight. Its history shows that a deviant culture-a management "captured" by special interests-and an infrastructure enmeshed in abusive policies will resist controls, no matter how well-crafted. True reform requires tackling institutionalized corruption through strategies like overhauling management, eradicating special interests, and aggressively punishing misconduct. - Reproduced.
650			_aSchools - United States
650			_aCorruption - United States
650			_aSchools
773			_aPublic Administration Review
909			_a53096
999			_c53096 _d53096