TY - BOOK AU - Blake,Charles H. AU - Morris,Stephen D. TI - Corruption & democracy in Latin America T2 - Pitt Latin American series SN - 9780822973553 AV - JL959.5.C6 C67 2009 U1 - 320.98 22 PY - 2009/// KW - Democracy KW - Latin America KW - Political corruption KW - Corruption (Politique) KW - Amérique latine KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Essays KW - bisacsh KW - Government KW - General KW - National KW - Reference KW - Political Ideologies KW - fast KW - Politics and government KW - 1980- KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 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 / José R. López-Cálix, Mitchell A. Seligson, and Lorena Alcázar -- 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; Electronic reproduction; Pittsburgh, Pa; University of Pittsburgh Digital Research Library; (University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions) N2 - A comparative analysis of the corruption of politics and democracy in Latin America focusing on Peru, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=829227 ER -