Beschreibung:
In this book the reader is presented with an alternative starting point for understanding corruption in this key region. The author asserts that corruption is a stable and rational social and organizational mechanism. Seen through this lens, we can begin to understand why it persists, and how to implement strategies to control corruption.
Introduction Section I 1. Corruption: the battle for its definition 2. Corruption as a cultural and social process Section II Introduction to section II 3. Systemic corruption: limits and dilemmas of anti-corruption agencies. 4. The Mexican National Anti-corruption System: white elephant or world-class innovation? 5. Brazil: The success and crisis of a decentralized mechanism for controlling corruption 6. The International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala