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Series:   Elements in the Politics of Development

Criminal Politics and Botched Development in Contemporary Latin America

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 July 2023

Andreas E. Feldmann  and
Juan Pablo Luna
Andreas E. Feldmann
Affiliation:
University of Illinois, Chicago
Juan Pablo Luna
Affiliation:
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Summary

This Element investigates the relationship between the narcotics industry and politics and assesses how it influences domestic political dynamics, including economic development prospects in Latin America. It argues that links between criminal organizations, politicians, and state agents give rise to criminal politics (i.e., the interrelated activity of politicians, organized crime actors, and state agents in pursuing their respective agendas and goals). Criminal politics is upending how countries function politically and, consequently, impacting the prospects and nature of their social and economic development. The Element claims that diverse manifestations of criminal politics arise depending on how different phases of drug-trafficking activity (e.g., production, trafficking, and money laundering) interact with countries' distinct politico-institutional endowments. The argument is probed through the systematic examination of four cases that have received scant attention in the specialized literature: Chile,Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay.
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drug traffickingcriminal politicsdevelopmentLatin Americacorruption
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Series: Elements in the Politics of Development
Online ISBN: 9781108955461
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication: 10 August 2023

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