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- catalog abstract "This book looks at political corruption in Europe and Latin America from both an historical and a contemporary angle. The approach is therefore comparative and interdisciplinary, bringing together scholars from history, political science, anthropology, sociology and economics. The first section of the book looks at the problem of corruption from a wide historical perspective. This is followed by sections on contemporary corruption in Europe and Latin America. Questions. That are discussed in this volume include: What are the problems for the historian when analysing evidence of corruption? At what point do clientelism and nepotism become corrupt? How has party competition affected the pattern of corruption? How successful have been past efforts at reform? What is the relationship between political culture and corruption? In addition to general essays, this book includes chapters analysing political corruption in the following countries. Italy, Spain, France, Great Britain, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay and Mexico.".
- catalog contributor b9311336.
- catalog contributor b9311337.
- catalog created "1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-305) and index.".
- catalog description "Italy, Spain, France, Great Britain, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Paraguay and Mexico.".
- catalog description "Some considerations on corruption, politics and society in sixteenth and seventeenth century Italy / Jean-Claude Waquet -- Political corruption and reform in Bourbon Spanish America / Anthony McFarlane -- Foreign capital, state and political corruption in Latin America between independence and depression / Rory Miller -- Democratisation and changing methods of electoral corruption in France from 1815 to 1914 / Marcus Kreuzer -- Continuity and change : analysing political corruption in Modern Spain / Paul Heywood -- Political corruption in Italy / David Hine -- Corruption French style / Yves Mény -- Politics and public sector ethics : the impact of change in the United Kingdom / Alan Doig -- Clientelism and corruption in contemporary Brazil : José de Souza Martins -- Corruption in twentieth century Mexico / Alan Knight -- Democratisation and institutionalised corruption in Paraguay / R. Andrew Nickson -- Political corruption in Venezuela / Walter Little, Antonio Herrera.".
- catalog description "That are discussed in this volume include: What are the problems for the historian when analysing evidence of corruption? At what point do clientelism and nepotism become corrupt? How has party competition affected the pattern of corruption? How successful have been past efforts at reform? What is the relationship between political culture and corruption? In addition to general essays, this book includes chapters analysing political corruption in the following countries.".
- catalog description "This book looks at political corruption in Europe and Latin America from both an historical and a contemporary angle. The approach is therefore comparative and interdisciplinary, bringing together scholars from history, political science, anthropology, sociology and economics. The first section of the book looks at the problem of corruption from a wide historical perspective. This is followed by sections on contemporary corruption in Europe and Latin America. Questions.".
- catalog extent "x, 314 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0312160054 (US)".
- catalog identifier "0333663098 (UK)".
- catalog identifier "0333663101 (UK pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Institute of Latin American Studies series".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Macmilllan Press ; New York : St. Martin's Press,".
- catalog spatial "Europe.".
- catalog spatial "Latin America.".
- catalog subject "320.94 20".
- catalog subject "JL959.5.C6 P65 1996".
- catalog subject "Political corruption Europe.".
- catalog subject "Political corruption Latin America.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Some considerations on corruption, politics and society in sixteenth and seventeenth century Italy / Jean-Claude Waquet -- Political corruption and reform in Bourbon Spanish America / Anthony McFarlane -- Foreign capital, state and political corruption in Latin America between independence and depression / Rory Miller -- Democratisation and changing methods of electoral corruption in France from 1815 to 1914 / Marcus Kreuzer -- Continuity and change : analysing political corruption in Modern Spain / Paul Heywood -- Political corruption in Italy / David Hine -- Corruption French style / Yves Mény -- Politics and public sector ethics : the impact of change in the United Kingdom / Alan Doig -- Clientelism and corruption in contemporary Brazil : José de Souza Martins -- Corruption in twentieth century Mexico / Alan Knight -- Democratisation and institutionalised corruption in Paraguay / R. Andrew Nickson -- Political corruption in Venezuela / Walter Little, Antonio Herrera.".
- catalog title "Political corruption in Europe and Latin America / edited by Walter Little and Eduardo Posada-Carbó.".
- catalog type "text".