Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-156) and index.
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 Beltran -- 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.
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.
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