The pervasiveness of corruption has been aided by the readiness of both Peruvians and the international community to turn a blind eye.

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

Political corruption has traditionally been presented as a phenomenon characteristic of developing countries, authoritarian regimes, or societies in which the v

Foreign capital and free trade policies have provoked fierce conflicts in South America in recent years. People in Colombia and Peru engaged in often violent cl

Why have so few countries managed to leave systematic corruption behind, while in many others modernization is still a mere façade? How do we escape the trap o