Reports of scandal and corruption have led to the downfall of numerous political leaders in Latin America in recent years. What conditions have developed that a

This study describes a Latin American legal system which punishes only the poor and a democratic state which fails to control its own agents' arbitrary practice

The book is a thorough study that focuses on the impact of the current crime wave on citizens' respect for the law in countries such as Nicaragua, Panama, Costa

The volume takes a broad view of recent social, political, and economic developments in Latin America. It contains six essays, focused on salient and cross-cutt

The authors examine the way in which international organizations rationalize and prioritize their reform proposals and agenda in Latin America; how reform agend