TY  - BOOK
AU  - Blake,Charles H.
AU  - Morris,Stephen D.
TI  - Corruption & democracy in Latin America
SN  - 0822960230 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - JL 959.5 C825 2009
U1  - 320.98 
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Pittsburgh
PB  - University of Pittsburgh Press
KW  - Political corruption
KW  - Latin America
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1980-
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-243) and index; Introduction: Political and analytical challenges of corruption in Latin America / Stephen D. Morris and Charles H. Blake -- Pt. I. Causes and impacts of corruption in Latin America -- Democracy, economic policy, and political corruption in comparative perspective / Strom C. Thacker -- The crisis of the democratic state / Alfredo Rehren -- Corruption and democratic governability / John Bailey -- Why do corrupt governments maintain public support? / Luigi Manzetti and Carole J. Wilson -- Public attitudes toward corruption / Charles H. Blake -- Pt. II. National case studies of corruption -- Local accountability and the Peruvian Vaso de Leche program / Josâe R. Lâoez-Câalix, Mitchell A. Seligson, and Lorena Alcâazar -- Evaluating citizen attitudes about corruption in Chile / Adam Brinegar -- Corruption, accountability reforms, and democracy in Brazil / Matthew M. Taylor -- Corruption and democracy at the state level in Mexico / Stephen D. Morris -- Conclusion -- Scholarly avenues and policy directions for the twenty-first century / Charles H. Blake and Stephen D. Morris
ER  -