Corruption and democracy in Latin America / edited by Charles H. Blake and Stephen D. Morris.
A comparative analysis of the corruption of politics and democracy in Latin America focusing on Peru, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico.
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| Language: | English |
| Published: | Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2009], ©2009. |
| Series: | Pitt Latin American series.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction. Political and analytical challenges of corruption in Latin America / Stephen D. Morris and Charles H. Blake
- pt. I. Causes and impacts of corruption in Latin America
- Democracy, economic policy, and political corruption in comparative perspective / Strom C. Thacker
- The crisis of the democratic state / Alfredo Rehren
- Corruption and democratic governability / John Bailey
- Why do corrupt governments maintain public support? / Luigi Manzetti and Carole J. Wilson
- Public attitudes toward corruption / Charles H. Blake
- pt. II. National case studies of corruption
- Local accountability and the Peruvian Vaso de Leche program / Jose ́R. Loṕez-Caĺix, Mitchell A. Seligson, and Lorena Alcaźar
- Evaluating citizen attitudes about corruption in Chile / Adam Brinegar
- Corruption, accountability reforms, and democracy in Brazil / Matthew M. Taylor
- Corruption and democracy at the state level in Mexico / Stephen D. Morris
- Conclusion. Scholarly avenues and policy directions for the twenty-first century / Charles H. Blake and Stephen D. Morris.