Dangerous liaisons : organized crime and political finance in Latin America and beyond /

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The relationship between criminal syndicates and politicians has a long history, including episodes even from the earliest years of America's colonies. But while organized crime may not get the headlines it once did in North America, the resurgence of such criminal activity in Latin America, an...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Casas Zamora, Kevin (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2013]
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Organized crime > Political aspects > Latin America.
Organized crime > Latin America.
Political corruption > Latin America.
Organized crime > Political aspects > Italy.
Crime organisé > Aspect politique > Amérique latine.
Crime organisé > Amérique latine.
Corruption (Politique) > Amérique latine.
Crime organisé > Aspect politique > Italie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Comparative Politics.
Organized crime.
Organized crime > Political aspects.
Political corruption.
Italy.
Latin America.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • On organized crime and political finance : why does the connection matter? / Kevin Casas-Zamora
  • Argentina : two cases / Delia M. Ferreira Rubio
  • Brazil : crime meets politics / Bruno Wilhelm Speck
  • Colombia : coexistence, legal confrontation, and war with illegal armed groups / Mauricio Rubio
  • Cost Rica : four decades of campaign finance scandals / Kevin Casas-Zamora
  • Mexico : organized crime and elections / Leonardo Curzio
  • Bulgaria : perception and reality / Daniel Smilov
  • Italy : the Godfather's Party / Donatella della Porta and Alberto Vannucci.

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