Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America (Elements in the Politics of Development) - Softcover

Feldmann, Andreas E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108958052 ISBN 13: 9781108958059

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108958052
• ISBN 13: 9781108958059
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 98