03185nam 2200697 450 991079743070332120230803213519.01-62637-091-510.1515/9781626370913(CKB)3710000000456981(EBL)3433712(SSID)ssj0001532563(PQKBManifestationID)12650362(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001532563(PQKBWorkID)11474222(PQKB)10662215(MiAaPQ)EBC3433712(Au-PeEL)EBL3433712(CaPaEBR)ebr11084917(OCoLC)915348562(DE-B1597)623311(DE-B1597)9781626370913(EXLCZ)99371000000045698120131125d2014 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe politics of crime in Mexico democratic governance in a security trap /John BaileyBoulder, Colorado :FirstForumPress, a division of Lynne Rienner Publishers, Incorporated,2014.1 online resource (247 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-935049-89-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.CrimePolitical aspectsMexicoDemocracyMexicoInternal securityPolitical aspectsMexicoPolitical corruptionMexicoOrganized crimePolitical aspectsMexicoDrug trafficPolitical aspectsMexicoCriminal justice, Administration ofMexicoMexicoPolitics and government2000-CrimePolitical aspectsDemocracyInternal securityPolitical aspectsPolitical corruptionOrganized crimePolitical aspectsDrug trafficPolitical aspectsCriminal justice, Administration of364.972Bailey John1944 November 30-1480197MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797430703321The politics of crime in Mexico3696727UNINA