Corruption in Latin America ― How Politicians and Corporations Steal from Citizens

This book is the newest and one of the very few existing examinations of the full nature of corruption throughout Central and South America. In detailed chapters written by experts with extensive in-country experience, it reveals the political and economic roots and consequences of corruption in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Peru. The editor’s introduction and conclusion texts synthesize their work and provides an over-arching view of corrupt practices and anti-corruption initiatives throughout Latin America.

Corruption in Latin America shows the extent to which corrupt practices engulf each of the countries discussed, the involvement of political and corporate entities in the pursuit of ill-gotten gains, and the drag on development caused by corruption in each political entity. The book will be of interest for social scientists, political actors and social activists involved in the fight against corruption in Latin America by providing in-depth analyses of the topic and discussing how best to pursue anti-corruption efforts through civil society actions, judicial endeavors, legal shifts, or elections.

Prof. Robert I. Rotberg is the founding director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict and Conflict Resolution of the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, president emeritus of the World Peace Foundation, fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was Fulbright Distinguished Professor of International Relations at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil, between 2016 and 2017. He is the author of many books including The Corruption Cure (Princeton, 2017).