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As Peru prosecutes former president Alberto Fujimori and other alleged participants in state crimes, the country's longstanding culture of impunity is under attack, and the subject of corruption has acquired a new prominence, both in Peru and in Latin America more broadly.
In Corrupt Circles Alfonso W. Quiroz gives a definitive and thorough history of Peruvian corruption that dates back to the country's colonial period. He demonstrates how corruption has been deeply embedded in Peru's state institutions and has damaged the country's prospects, and he offers a comprehensive estimate of the costs of corruption to the country's development.
Far from being a hidden crime, the author finds, corruption is well documented throughout Peru's history in the records of its opponents in government, journalism, and diplomacy. The pervasiveness of corruption has been aided by the readiness of both Peruvians and the international community to turn a blind eye.
This is a substantial contribution to the understanding of corruption in Latin America. -- Alvaro Vargas Llosa The Independent Institute 2009 Corrupt Circles combines different tools of economic, political, and historical analysis to identify the costs and consequences of corruption in a developing society. The book particularly adopts and applies recent methodological breakthroughs by economists who conceive corruption as an obstacle for overall development., Rorotoko 2009 This readable narrative provides a sense of the major commonalities and novelties in corruption dynamics from one era to the next in Peru... In a useful appendix, Quiroz estimates the costs of corruption from 1810 through 2000 in Peru... A welcome effort to chronicle corruption over time. Choice 2009 Elegantly written and passionate... Corrupt Circles is more than a dry academic exercise. -- Kendall W. Brown The Historian 2010
| Corruption, history, and development | p. 1 |
| The failure of colonial reforms, 1750-1820 | p. 21 |
| Early republic's institution's undermined, 1821-1859 | p. 85 |
| The crooked path to disaster, 1860-1883 | p. 139 |
| Crony-style modernization, 1884-1930 | p. 181 |
| Venal disasters and covert pacts, 1931-1962 | p. 247 |
| Assaults on democracy, 1963-1989 | p. 305 |
| Corruption and conspiracies, 1990-2000 | p. 357 |
| Anticorruption uncertainties | p. 423 |
| Estimates of historical costs of corruption in Peru | p. 435 |
| Bibliography | p. 453 |
| Index | p. 483 |
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ISBN: 9780801890765
ISBN-10: 0801890764
Series: Woodrow Wilson Cente
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
For Ages: 22+ years old
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 552
Published: 13th November 2008
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions (cm): 22.9 x 15.2
x 4.2
Weight (kg): 0.839
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