Corruption And The Lava Jato Scandal In Latin America

Author : Paul F Lagunes,Jan Svejnar
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000081480

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Corruption and the Lava Jato Scandal in Latin America by Paul F Lagunes,Jan Svejnar Pdf

Corruption and the Lava Jato Scandal in Latin America brings together key international and interdisciplinary perspectives to shine new light on Lava Jato, or Operation Car Wash, Latin America’s largest corruption scandal to date. Since 2014, this scandal has unfolded in surprising ways to expose collusion between construction companies and state officials in Brazil and 11 other countries. The corruption uncovered amounts in the order of hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes and billions of dollars in stolen state funds. The volume features evidence that the main construction company at the center of the scandal was—apparently—deliberate about seeking business in corrupt markets. It also evaluates the ambiguous role played by the media, whose members often relied uncritically on classified information released by the authorities. The volume further contributes to our understanding with studies on a number of other relevant topics, including: the overlap between corruption and the planning of the Rio Olympics; Mexico and Peru’s contrasting responses to Lava Jato; the policy reforms needed to avoid a similar scandal in the future; and the roadmap for how Lava Jato should end. Across 15 chapters by leading and emerging scholars and practitioners, this book engages with these issues from a balanced and unbiased perspective, including interviews with key stakeholders on both sides of the case. As one of the first book-length studies to deal with Lava Jato in the English language, this ground-breaking volume is a compelling reading for advanced students and researchers in areas including Corruption Studies, Public Ethics, Political Science, and Latin American Studies, as well as for practitioners working to make governments more accountable.

Author : Ezequiel A. Gonzalez-Ocantos,Paula Muñoz,Nara Pavão,Viviana Baraybar Hidalgo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2023-04-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781009329798

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Prosecutors, Voters and the Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America by Ezequiel A. Gonzalez-Ocantos,Paula Muñoz,Nara Pavão,Viviana Baraybar Hidalgo Pdf

Lava Jato, a transnational bribery case that started in Brazil and spread throughout Latin America, upended elections and collapsed governments. Why did the investigation gain momentum in some countries but not others? The book traces reforms that enhanced prosecutors' capacity to combat white-collar crime and shows that Lava Jato became a full-blown anti-corruption crusade where reforms were coupled with the creation of aggressive taskforces. For some, prosecutors' unconventional methods were necessary and justified. Others saw dangerous affronts to due process and democracy. Given these controversies, how did voters react to a once-in-a-generation attempt to clean politics? Can prosecutors trigger hope, conveying a message of possible regeneration? Or does aggressive prosecution erode the tacit consensus around the merits of anti-corruption? Prosecutors, Voters and The Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America is a study of the impact of accountability through criminalization, one that dissects the drivers and dilemmas of resolute transparency efforts.

Author : Ezequiel González Ocantos,Paula Muñoz Chirinos,Nara Pavão,Viviana Baraybar Hidalgo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Brazil
ISBN : 1009329839

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Prosecutors, Voters and the Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America by Ezequiel González Ocantos,Paula Muñoz Chirinos,Nara Pavão,Viviana Baraybar Hidalgo Pdf

"Lava Jato, a transnational bribery case that started in Brazil and spread throughout Latin America, upended elections and collapsed governments. Why did the investigation gain momentum in some countries but not others? The book traces reforms that enhanced prosecutors' capacity to combat white-collar crime and shows that Lava Jato became a full-blown anti-corruption crusade where reforms were coupled with the creation of aggressive taskforces. For some, prosecutors' unconventional methods were necessary and justified. Others saw dangerous affronts to due process and democracy. Given these controversies, how did voters react to a once-in-a-generation attempt to clean politics? Can prosecutors trigger hope, conveying a message of possible regeneration? Or does aggressive prosecution erode the tacit consensus around the merits of anti-corruption? Prosecutors, Voters and The Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America is a study of the impact of accountability through criminalization, one that dissects the drivers and dilemmas of resolute transparency efforts"--

Author : Mads Bjelke Damgaard
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351049283

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Media Leaks and Corruption in Brazil by Mads Bjelke Damgaard Pdf

Analyzing the political consequences of the most extensive corruption investigation in recent Latin American history, Operação Lava-Jato, Media Leaks and Corruption in Brazil answers two central questions about the contradictory effects news media has on political systems. First, how can political actors in a seemingly well-functioning democracy quickly override checks and balances, and replace a head of state with a corrupt vice-president? Second, how can very active news media, while ostensibly performing the role of the watchdog, still fail to deliver media accountability to the public? Combining a quantitative view of the media sphere with case studies of the leaks, legal actions, and alliances forming and breaking in the Brazilian Congress, Mads Bjelke Damgaard demonstrates that the media’s attention to leaks and investigations of corruption paved the way for Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment. By timing the disclosure of information in scandals, actors with inside information were able to drive the media agenda and let some scandals escape from the limelight. The book delivers an in-depth study of how scandals become political weapons in a time of media personalities and post-politics. This book will interest scholars of Latin American Studies, and Brazil, and the broader fields of media studies, democracy studies, and journalism studies.

Author : Robert I. Rotberg
Publisher : Springer
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783319940571

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Corruption in Latin America by Robert I. Rotberg Pdf

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.

Author : Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-29
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000487862

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The Politics of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Latin America by Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez Pdf

This book investigates the history, development, and current state of anti-corruption agencies in Latin America. In recent decades, specialized anti-corruption agencies have sprung up as countries seek to respond to corruption and to counter administrative and political challenges. However, the characteristics, resources, power, and performance of these agencies reflect the political and economic environment in which they operate. This book draws on a range of case studies from across Latin America, considering both national anti-corruption bodies and agencies created and administered by, or in close coordination with, international organizations. Together, these stories demonstrate the importance of the political will of reformers, the private interests of key actors, the organizational space of other agencies, the position of advocacy groups, and the level of support from the public at large. This book will be a key resource for researchers across political science, corruption studies, development, and Latin American Studies. It will also be a valuable guide for policy makers and professionals in NGOs and international organizations working on anti-corruption advocacy and policy advice.

Author : Joseph S. Tulchin,Ralph H. Espach
Publisher : Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-17
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1930365012

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Combating Corruption in Latin America by Joseph S. Tulchin,Ralph H. Espach Pdf

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Author : Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán,Guillermo Macías Fernández,Mac,Luis Garay Salamanca
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1983215740

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Macro-Corruption and Institutional Co-Optation by Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán,Guillermo Macías Fernández,Mac,Luis Garay Salamanca Pdf

The judicial case popularly known as "Lava Jato" is not just another scandal of corruption in which considerable public resources (billion of dollars) were unlawfully diverted and appropiated by poweful individuals. It is a systemic and transnational networks of corruption that co-opted outstanding Brazilian institutions in order to satisfy few powerful exclusive interests. Therefore, the "Lava Jato" is herein conceptualized as a network of macro-corruption and institutional co-optation; an intricate and perverse system planned and established by political parties and politicians, high ranking public officers and public entities, and private companies and business people to unlawfully divers and "lunder" large amounts of public resources in favor of powerful private interests. This book is a detailed analysis of the "Lava Jato" network, its structure and operative functioning. It also proposes societal reforms and innovative conceptual and methodological approaches that could contribute to effectively understand, prevent and confront complex networks of macro-corruption and institutional co-optation, as those being reproduced nowadays in many regions.

Author : LUCIANO. DA ROS,Matthew M. Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1626379971

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Brazilian Politics on Trial by LUCIANO. DA ROS,Matthew M. Taylor Pdf

Author : Jorge Pontes,Marcio Anselmo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781350265622

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Operation Car Wash by Jorge Pontes,Marcio Anselmo Pdf

A Financial Times Book to Read in 2022 Operation Car Wash is the inside story of two Brazilian Federal Police officers who found themselves at the centre of the biggest corruption scandal in history; uncovering a web of political and corporate racketeering which would lead them all the way to the arrest and imprisonment of the nation's President. Through engrossing first-hand testimony, Pontes and Anselmo recount the uphill battle faced by the Federal Police in apprehending Brazil's white-collar criminals, in a country where the war on drugs has become a convenient distraction for the politicians and businessmen extracting billions of dollars from the public purse. A historical record that reads like a political police thriller, Operation Car Wash is also a warning to the world: demonstrating how easily institutionalized crime can take root in a nation, and how difficult it can be to eradicate.

Author : Stephen D. Morris,Charles H. Blake
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Democracy
ISBN : STANFORD:36105215373270

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Corruption & Politics in Latin America by Stephen D. Morris,Charles H. Blake Pdf

This text provides a comparative look at corruption within Latin America. Through case study topics, the levels of corruption, how democratic rule is affected, how it contributes to poverty and inequality, and the level of citizen reaction are all discussed. The authors also seek to provide the basic tools needed to understand this emerging subfield and to incorporate a basic knowledge of corruption into a broader understanding of Lain American politics.

Author : Andrés González
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Corruption
ISBN : 9783825899165

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Governance for the 21st Century by Andrés González Pdf

In recent years, corruption has become a major threat to political systems around the world due to its ability to damage and destabilize national as well as international democratic institutions. Since the end of the Cold War, corruption has not entirely changed in its pathology. However, this phenomenon has become a serious political and economic danger for states and regions, especially in Latin America. This book analyzes recent concerns raised by the problem of this region, focusing on three countries: Argentina, Chile and Ecuador. It gives an overview of definitions, forms and typologies of corruption as well as its causes and effects. Moreover, the book introduces and discusses different approaches offered as solutions to corruption. The case studies allow a possible explanation of the degree of propensity that these countries show towards corruption.

Author : Johannes Glückler,Gary Herrigel,Michael Handke
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030471507

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Knowledge for Governance by Johannes Glückler,Gary Herrigel,Michael Handke Pdf

This open access book focuses on theoretical and empirical intersections between governance, knowledge and space from an interdisciplinary perspective. The contributions elucidate how knowledge is a prerequisite as well as a driver of governance efficacy, and conversely, how governance affects the creation and use of knowledge and innovation in geographical context. Scholars from the fields of anthropology, economics, geography, public administration, political science, sociology, and organization studies provide original theoretical discussions along these interdependencies. Moreover, a variety of empirical chapters on governance issues, ranging from regional and national to global scales and covering case studies in Australia, Europe, Latina America, North America and South Africa demonstrate that geography and space are not only important contexts for governance that affect the contingent outcomes of governance blueprints. Governance also creates spaces. It affects the geographical confines as well as the quality of opportunities and constraints that actors enjoy to establish legitimate and sustainable ways of social and environmental co-existence.

Author : Eduardo Engel,Delia Ferreira Rubio,Daniel Kaufmann,Armando Lara Yaffar,Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga,Beth Simone Noveck,Mark Pieth,Susan Rose-Ackerman
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 42 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2018-11-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Report of the Expert Advisory Group on Anti-Corruption, Transparency, and Integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean by Eduardo Engel,Delia Ferreira Rubio,Daniel Kaufmann,Armando Lara Yaffar,Jorge Londoño Saldarriaga,Beth Simone Noveck,Mark Pieth,Susan Rose-Ackerman Pdf

Recent corruption scandals have shown the negative effects that corruption may have in countries around the world, including those of the Latin American and Caribbean region. The Inter-American Development Bank has therefore convened an independent group of experts composed by eight governance and anti-corruption scholars and practitioners to identify innovative and effective approaches to combat corruption in the region. Drawing on the members’ decades of experience, this report analyzes the key features of corruption in the region and proposes an ambitious agenda toward more systemic transformation. The report targets a series of measures aimed at strengthening the rule of law and public institutions, addressing state capture, and helping to meet citizens’ aspirations for sustainable and inclusive development. Hence, the report recommends a multi-layered approach that requires collective action by governments, the private sector, civil society, and international institutions to tackle the roots of corruption and capture through global, regional, and domestic initiatives.

Author : Richard Bourne
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-22
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780520246638

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Lula of Brazil by Richard Bourne Pdf

Describes Lula's childhood hardships in an impoverished family, his days as a trade unionist, and the strike movement that brought down Brazil's military dictatorship. This book chronicles Lula's campaigns for the presidency of Brazil, his first term in office beginning in 2002, a corruption scandal, and his reelection in 2006.