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2. Geographies of Latin American Corruption

Author : Barney Warf

Published in: Global Corruption from a Geographic Perspective

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the historical and contemporary dimensions of corruption in Latin America. It opens with a brief overview of the long history of corruption in the region. Second, it focuses on the geography of corruption throughout Latin America, including maps, tables of bribery rates, and a statistical analysis. The third part offers brief summaries of corruption in various countries. Then, it offers case studies of corruption in Mexico, Venezuela, and Brazil. It concludes with comments about corruption in light of the uneven geography of democracy.

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Title
Geographies of Latin American Corruption
Author
Barney Warf
Copyright Year
2019
Book
Global Corruption from a Geographic Perspective

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-03477-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-03478-8

Copyright Year: 2019

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03478-8_2