Corruption in the Americas / edited by Jonathan D. Rosen and Hanna S. Kassab.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rosen, Jonathan D., editor.

Kassab, Hanna Samir, 1984- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political corruption--Latin America.

Political corruption.

Legitimacy of governments.

Political stability.

Organized crime.

Corruption.

Latin America.

Corruption--Latin America.

Organized crime--Latin America.

Political stability--Latin America.

Legitimacy of governments--Latin America.

Physical Description:

ix, 164 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2020]

Summary:

"This edited collection analyzes trends of corruption in countries throughout the Americas. The contributors examine the main actors involved in corruption as well as the linkages between organized crime and state institutions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction / Jonathan D. Rosen and Hanna S. Kassab

A little lower than the angels : problems of corruption and obligation : a conceptual review / Bradford R. McGuinn

Corruption, violence, and state fragility in Mexico : an examination of the recent challenges and opportunities / Roberto Zepeda and Jonathan D. Rosen

Guatemala, a captured state / Adriana Beltrán

Corruption in Colombia / Fernando Cepeda Ulloa

Corruption in Peru in the twenty-first century : a tsunami of scandals, a tsunami of prosecution / Cynthia McClintock

"The police are involved in everything" : corruption and the corrupt in Bolivia / Marten Brienen

Organized crime and the state in Brazil / Michael Jerome Wolff.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Corruption in the Americas

ISBN:

9781793627216

1793627215

9781793627230

1793627231

OCLC:

1176321636