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Crime and Corruption in New Democracies : The Politics of (In)Security /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moran, Jon (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Criminology & Criminal Justice.
Democracy.
Development Policy.
Development Studies.
Organized Crime.
Political Sociology.
Criminology.
Economic development.
Economic policy.
Organized crime.
Political sociology.
Social sciences.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 233 pages)
ISBN:9780230316768
DOI:10.1057/9780230316768