Corruption and Politics in Latin America : : National and Regional Dynamics / / ed. by Charles H. Blake, Stephen D. Morris.

Does corruption grease the wheels of Latin American politics, facilitating its operation? Or does it undermine democratic rule and worsen the perennial problems of poverty and inequality. Do citizens condemn, condone, or simply acquiesce to the corrupt behavior of their politicians? Corruption and P...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (287 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1 Corruption and Politics in Latin America
  • 2 Argentina: The Dawn of a New Era or Business as Usual?
  • 3 Bolivia: Traditional Parties, the State, and the Toll of Corruption
  • 4 Brazil: Corruption as Harmless Jeitinho or Threat to Democracy?
  • 5 Cuba: Corruption at a Crossroads
  • 6 Mexico: Corruption and Change
  • 7 Venezuela: Corruption in a Petrostate
  • 8 The Anticorruption Agenda in Latin America: National and International Developments
  • 9 Are the Politics of Corruption Changing?
  • Acronyms
  • References
  • The Contributors
  • Index
  • About the Book