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Record Nr.

UNINA9910338055603321

Autore

Kassab Hanna Samir

Titolo

Corruption, Institutions, and Fragile States / / by Hanna Samir Kassab, Jonathan D. Rosen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2019

ISBN

3-030-04312-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

327

320.011

Soggetti

Security, International

International relations

Terrorism

Political violence

Political economy

International Security Studies

International Relations Theory

Terrorism and Political Violence

International Political Economy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Theory of Institutional Change -- 3. Latin America and Lebanon: A Comparative Study of Fragility -- 4. Central Asia and Middle East -- 5. Africa -- 6. Mexico and Central America -- 7. South America -- 8. Russia and the International System -- 9. Conclusion: Police, Judicial, and Prison Reform.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the relationship between state fragility and corruption. It analyzes a variety of regions throughout the world, including Latin America, Central Asia and the Middle East, Africa, Central America and Mexico, South America, and Russia. States that are plagued by high levels of state fragility and corruption facilitate illicit activities and other criminal enterprises. Hanna Samir Kassab is Teaching Assistant Professor at East Carolina University, USA. Jonathan D. Rosen is Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Holy Family



University, USA.