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Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America

Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America

Luna, Juan Pablo
Feldmann, Andreas E.

Paperback

Series: Elements in the Politics of Development

General Political Science

ISBN10: 1108958052
ISBN13: 9781108958059
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 10 2023
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This Element investigates the relationship between the narcotics industry and politics and assesses how it influences domestic political dynamics, including economic development prospects in Latin America. It argues that links between criminal organizations, politicians, and state agents give rise to criminal politics (i.e., the interrelated activity of politicians, organized crime actors, and state agents in pursuing their respective agendas and goals). Criminal politics is upending how countries function politically and, consequently, impacting the prospects and nature of their social and economic development. The Element claims that diverse manifestations of criminal politics arise depending on how different phases of drug-trafficking activity (e.g., production, trafficking, and money laundering) interact with countries' distinct politico-institutional endowments. The argument is probed through the systematic examination of four cases that have received scant attention in the specialized literature: Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.

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