Criminal Enterprises and Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean

ISBN-13: 9781316607824 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 317 str.

Enrique Desmond Arias

Opis

Through an examination of violent neighborhoods this book shows how criminals affect local politics in Colombia, Brazil, and Jamaica.

Spis treści

Introduction. Conflict and governance patterns in Latin America and the Caribbean; 1. Constellations of governance: theoretical approaches to micro-level armed regimes; 2. Poverty, popular incorporation, and armed groups in Latin America and the Caribbean; 3. The structure of micro-level armed regimes; 4. Security systems in areas subject to micro-level armed regimes; 5. Armed groups, civil society, and social mobilization; 6. The impact of armed dominance on elections; 7. Policy process amid armed organizations; Conclusion. Things change (and they stay the same): understanding the politics of micro-level armed regimes; Bibliography; Index.