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Crime and Corruption in New Democracies The Politics of (In)Security
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One of the dark sides to democratization can be crime and corruption. This book looks at the way political liberalization affects these practices in a number of ways whilst also challenging some of...
One of the dark sides to democratization can be crime and corruption. This book looks at the way political liberalization affects these practices in a number of ways whilst also challenging some of the scare stories about democracy. The book also brings the politics of power back into an examination of corruption.
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- Creator
- by J. Moran
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed. 2011
- London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (299 p.)
- ISBNs
- 023031676X, 9786613317865, 9780230237414, 1283317869, 1349314781, 023023741X
- OCLC
- ocn711643462, ocn759165970
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Introduction -- Democratisation and the decentralisation of crime and corruption -- Democratization and political corruption: bringing politics back in -- Learning to live without fear: organised crime and democratisation -- Violent democracies: cycles of crime, politics and violence -- Legacies of violence: murder and violent crime in El Salvador and Guatemala -- State collapse, democratisation and informal power in Iraq -- Conclusion