Corruption, the misuse of public office for private gains, is a cancerous phenomenon in Latin America, although it varies widely among countries in the region. This paper opens with a brief review of the causes and consequences of corruption, including the decisive roles of poverty, inequality, illiteracy, democracy, and the media. It then delves into the deep historical roots of corruption in the region, which in some cases extend to the colonial period. The third part offers a series of national vignettes to highlight the spatial unevenness of corruption. Fourth, it assesses Latin American corruption using an index from Transparency International, maps it, and offers some simple correlations to examine its ties to national well-being. The...
The corruption affects the life of the society in marcante way, and the understanding of this proble...
The biggest problems facing humanity reach global magnitudes: terrorism, climate change, drug traffi...
What beliefs do citizens who perceive levels of corruption in their countries to be of signif...
Does corruption grease the wheels of Latin American politics, facilitating its operation? Or does it...
Los efectos de la corrupción en el desempeño económico a nivel país son parte de un debate muy dinám...
The paper analyzes the effects of corruption on the political agendas, judicial processes and the in...
The effects of corruption on country-level economic performance are part of a dynamic debate in the ...
Latin American corruption is rooted in historical tradition, but also in psychological, economic and...
What beliefs do citizens who perceive levels of corruption in their countries to be of significance ...
This paper argues that perceptions of corruption in Latin America exhibit predictable fluctuations i...
Abstract. The extent to which corruption may affect the functioning and prospects of new democracies...
Corruption affects the everyday life, and the understanding of this issue has gained greater appeal ...
Abstract: In this paper I explore the effects of corruption on democratic governability in Latin Ame...
Este trabajo ofrece una aproximación descriptiva al fenómeno de la corrupción. Por un lado, se prese...
This paper examines the problem of corruption in the Latin American countries. Latin America is a re...
The corruption affects the life of the society in marcante way, and the understanding of this proble...
The biggest problems facing humanity reach global magnitudes: terrorism, climate change, drug traffi...
What beliefs do citizens who perceive levels of corruption in their countries to be of signif...
Does corruption grease the wheels of Latin American politics, facilitating its operation? Or does it...
Los efectos de la corrupción en el desempeño económico a nivel país son parte de un debate muy dinám...
The paper analyzes the effects of corruption on the political agendas, judicial processes and the in...
The effects of corruption on country-level economic performance are part of a dynamic debate in the ...
Latin American corruption is rooted in historical tradition, but also in psychological, economic and...
What beliefs do citizens who perceive levels of corruption in their countries to be of significance ...
This paper argues that perceptions of corruption in Latin America exhibit predictable fluctuations i...
Abstract. The extent to which corruption may affect the functioning and prospects of new democracies...
Corruption affects the everyday life, and the understanding of this issue has gained greater appeal ...
Abstract: In this paper I explore the effects of corruption on democratic governability in Latin Ame...
Este trabajo ofrece una aproximación descriptiva al fenómeno de la corrupción. Por un lado, se prese...
This paper examines the problem of corruption in the Latin American countries. Latin America is a re...
The corruption affects the life of the society in marcante way, and the understanding of this proble...
The biggest problems facing humanity reach global magnitudes: terrorism, climate change, drug traffi...
What beliefs do citizens who perceive levels of corruption in their countries to be of signif...