The crime of maldevelopment : economic deregulation and violence in the Global South / María Laura Böhm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Böhm, María Laura, author.

Series:

Crimes of the powerful (London, England)

Crimes of the powerful

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.

Economic development.

Trade regulation--Moral and ethical aspects--Developing countries.

Trade regulation.

Crime--Developing countries.

Crime.

Violence--Developing countries.

Violence.

Economic development--Moral and ethical aspects.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xiv, 238 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2019.

Contents:

Introduction

The Latin American economy, and the political and criminal-political context

Visible and invisible violence according to Johan Galtung

Seeing invisible violence : case studies from Mexico, Ecuador, Chile and Argentina

Linking economy and visible violence : case studies from Guatemala, Brazil, Peru and Honduras

The vicious circle of deregulated international businesses and violence

The crime of maldevelopment as a needed conceptual category of criminology

Approaching the crime of maldevelopment

conclusion and starting point.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815353775

0815353774

OCLC:

1038028383