Overview
Reveals the political and economic roots and consequences of corruption in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru
Shows how political and corporate entities work together to implement corrupt practices in the different countries discussed
Provides an over-arching view of corrupt practices and anti-corruption initiatives throughout Latin America
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Conclusion
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Corruption
- Bribery
- White-collar crime
- Corruption in Brazil
- Operation Car Wash
- Operação Lava Jato
- Petrolão
- Odebrecht
- Corruption in Mexico
- Corruption in Colombia
- Corruption in Argentina
- Corruption in Peru
- Corruption in Bolivia
- Corruption in Guatemala
- Corruption in Honduras
- Anti-corruption efforts
- latin american politics
- corporate crime
About this book
This book is the newest and one of the very few existing examinations of the full nature of corruption throughout Central and South America. In detailed chapters written by experts with extensive in-country experience, it reveals the political and economic roots and consequences of corruption in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. The editor’s introduction and conclusion texts synthesize their work and provides an over-arching view of corrupt practices and anti-corruption initiatives throughout Latin America.
Corruption in Latin America shows the extent to which corrupt practices engulf each of the countries discussed, the involvement of political and corporate entities in the pursuit of ill-gotten gains, and the drag on development caused by corruption in each political entity. The book will be of interest for social scientists, political actors and social activists involved in the fight against corruption in Latin America by providing in-depth analyses of the topic and discussing how best to pursue anti-corruption efforts through civil society actions, judicial endeavors, legal shifts, or elections.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Prof. Robert I. Rotberg is the founding director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, president emeritus of the World Peace Foundation, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was Fulbright Distinguished Professor of International Relations at the University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, between 2016 and 2017. He is the author of many books including The Corruption Cure (Princeton, 2017).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Corruption in Latin America
Book Subtitle: How Politicians and Corporations Steal from Citizens
Editors: Robert I. Rotberg
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94057-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94056-4Published: 03 November 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-06786-1Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94057-1Published: 19 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 320
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Latin American Politics, Corporate Crime