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Homicidal Ecologies - Illicit Economies and Complicit States in Latin America (Paperback) Loot Price: R944
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Homicidal Ecologies - Illicit Economies and Complicit States in Latin America (Paperback): Deborah J. Yashar

Homicidal Ecologies - Illicit Economies and Complicit States in Latin America (Paperback)

Deborah J. Yashar

Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics

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Why has violence spiked in Latin America's contemporary democracies? What explains its temporal and spatial variation? Analyzing the region's uneven homicide levels, this book maps out a theoretical agenda focusing on three intersecting factors: the changing geography of transnational illicit political economies; the varied capacity and complicity of state institutions tasked with providing law and order; and organizational competition to control illicit territorial enclaves. These three factors inform the emergence of 'homicidal ecologies' (subnational regions most susceptible to violence) in Latin America. After focusing on the contemporary causes of homicidal violence, the book analyzes the comparative historical origins of weak and complicit public security forces and the rare moments in which successful institutional reform takes place. Regional trends in Latin America are evaluated, followed by original case studies of Central America, which claims among the highest homicide rates in the world.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics
Release date: December 2018
Authors: Deborah J. Yashar
Dimensions: 227 x 153 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 978-1-316-62965-9
Categories: Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics
Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > General
LSN: 1-316-62965-1
Barcode: 9781316629659

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