1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910810306303321

Autore

Bailey John <1944 November 30->

Titolo

The politics of crime in Mexico : democratic governance in a security trap / / John Bailey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boulder, Colorado : , : FirstForumPress, a division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated, , 2014

ISBN

1-62637-091-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (247 p.)

Disciplina

364.972

Soggetti

Crime - Political aspects - Mexico

Democracy - Mexico

Internal security - Political aspects - Mexico

Political corruption - Mexico

Organized crime - Political aspects - Mexico

Drug traffic - Political aspects - Mexico

Criminal justice, Administration of - Mexico

Mexico Politics and government 2000-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Security traps and Mexico's democracy -- Foundational crime : tax evasion and informality -- Common crime and democracy : weakening vs. deepening -- Organized crime : theory and applications to kidnapping -- Drug trafficking organizations and democratic governance -- State responses to organized crime -- Escape routes : policy adaptation and diffusion.

Sommario/riassunto

What kind of democracy will emerge in Mexico when the current levels of violence are brought under control? Will democratic reformers gain strength in the new equilibrium between government and criminal organizations? Or will corruption tilt the balance toward criminal interests? In the context of these questions, John Bailey explores the "security trap" in which Mexico is currently caught—where the dynamics of crime, violence, and corruption conspire to override efforts to put the country on a path toward democratic governance.