Corruption & Democracy in Latin America

Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8229-6023-2
Verlag: University of Pittsburgh Press

Buch, Englisch, 256 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 379 g

Reihe: Pitt Latin American Series

Corruption has blurred, and in some cases blinded, the vision of democracy in many Latin American nations. Weakened institutions and policies have facilitated the rise of corrupt leadership, election fraud, bribery, and clientelism. ""Corruption and Democracy in Latin America"" presents a groundbreaking national and regional study that provides policy analysis and prescription through a wide-ranging methodological, empirical, and theoretical survey. The contributors offer analysis of key topics, including: factors that differentiate Latin American corruption from that of other regions; the relationship of public policy to corruption in regional perspective; patterns and types of corruption; public opinion and its impact; and, corruption's critical links to democracy and governance. Additional chapters of this title present case studies on specific instances of corruption: diverted funds from a social program in Peru; Chilean citizens' attitudes toward corruption; the effects of interparty competition on vote buying in local Brazilian elections; and, the determinants of state-level corruption in Mexico under Vicente Fox. The volume concludes with a comparison of the lessons drawn from these essays to the evolution of anticorruption policy in Latin America over the past two decades. It also applies these lessons to the broader study of corruption globally to provide a framework for future research in this crucial area.

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CHARLES H. BLAKE is professor of political science at James Madison University. He is the author of Politics in Latin America: The Quest for Development, Liberty, and Governance and coauthor of Comparing Public Policies; Issues and Choices in Six Industrialized Countries. STEPHEN D. MORRIS is professor of political science and director of the international studies program at the University of South Alabama. He is the author of Gringolandia: Mexican Identity and Perceptions of the U.S., Political Reformism in Mexico: An Overview of Contemporary Mexican Politics, and Corruption and Politics in Contemporary Mexico.