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Dangerous liaisons : organized crime and political finance in Latin America and beyond / / Kevin Casas-Zamora, editor



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Titolo: Dangerous liaisons : organized crime and political finance in Latin America and beyond / / Kevin Casas-Zamora, editor Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Washington, DC : , : Brookings Institution Press, , [2013]
©2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
Disciplina: 364.1/323098
364.1323098
Soggetto topico: Organized crime - Political aspects - Latin America
Organized crime - Latin America
Political corruption - Latin America
Organized crime - Political aspects - Italy
Altri autori: Casas ZamoraKevin  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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.
Sommario/riassunto: 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, and in some European nations, has grabbed the public's attention.In Dangerous Liaisons noted scholars describe and analyze the role of organized crime in the financing of politics in selected democracies in Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Mexico) and in Europe (Bulgaria and Ita
Titolo autorizzato: Dangerous liaisons  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-8157-2530-2
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910828298803321
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