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One of the dark sides to democratization can be crime and corruption. This book looks at the way political liberalization affects these practices in a number of ways whilst also challenging some of the scare stories about democracy. The book also brings the politics of power back into an examination...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9780230316768 |
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One of the dark sides to democratization can be crime and corruption. This book looks at the way political liberalization affects these practices in a number of ways whilst also challenging some of the scare stories about democracy. The book also brings the politics of power back into an examination of corruption. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230237414, 2011. |
| Carrier Form: | 248 p. : 2 2. |
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9780230237414 9780230316768 : 023031676X : |
| CLC: | D917 |
| Contents: | Acknowledgements Introduction Democratization and the Decentralization of Crime and Corruption Democratization and Political Corruption: Bringing Politics Back In Learning to Live Without Fear: Organised Crime and Democratization Violent Democracies: Cycles of Crime, Politics and Violence Legacies of Violence: Murder and Violent Crime in El Salvador and Guatemala State Collapse, Democratization and Informal Power in Iraq Conclusion Bibliography Index. |