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Corruption & democracy in Latin America / edited by Charles H. Blake & Stephen D. Morris.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Pitt Latin American series.
- Pitt Latin American series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political corruption--Latin America.
- Political corruption.
- Democracy--Latin America.
- Democracy.
- Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.
- Latin America.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (262 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Corruption and democracy in Latin America
- Place of Publication:
- Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2009]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Agroundbreaking national and regional study of corruption and its relation to democracy in Latin America. This book provides policy analysis and prescription through a wide-ranging methodological, empirical, and theoretical survey.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Political and analytical challenges of corruption in Latin America / Stephen D. Morris and Charles H. Blake
- Pt. I. Causes and impacts of corruption in Latin America
- Democracy, economic policy, and political corruption in comparative perspective / Strom C. Thacker
- The crisis of the democratic state / Alfredo Rehren
- Corruption and democratic governability / John Bailey
- Why do corrupt governments maintain public support? / Luigi Manzetti and Carole J. Wilson
- Public attitudes toward corruption / Charles H. Blake
- Pt. II. National case studies of corruption
- Local accountability and the Peruvian Vaso de Leche program / José R. López-Cálix, Mitchell A. Seligson, and Lorena Alcázar
- Evaluating citizen attitudes about corruption in Chile / Adam Brinegar
- Corruption, accountability reforms, and democracy in Brazil / Matthew M. Taylor
- Corruption and democracy at the state level in Mexico / Stephen D. Morris
- Conclusion. Scholarly avenues and policy directions for the twenty-first century / Charles H. Blake and Stephen D. Morris.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-243) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780822973553
- 0822973553
- OCLC:
- 794929392
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