Crime and corruption in new democracies :

Moran, Jon.

Crime and corruption in new democracies : the politics of (in)security / Jon Moran. - Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011. - ix, 233 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Democratisation and the decentralisation of crime and corruption -- Democratization and political corruption: bringing politics back in -- Learning to live without fear: organised crime and democratisation -- Violent democracies: cycles of crime, politics and violence -- Legacies of violence: murder and violent crime in El Salvador and Guatemala -- State collapse, democratisation and informal power in Iraq -- Conclusion.

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Crime--Political aspects.
Corruption.
New democracies.
Democratization--Social aspects.

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