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Political Science and International Studies (R0)

Robert I. Rotberg

Corruption in Latin America

How Politicians and Corporations Steal from Citizens

Chapter 1.The Corruption of Latin America.- Chapter 2.The Underlying Causes of Brazilian Corruption.- Chapter 3.Identifying Corruption Risk in Brazil: New MEasures for Effective Oversight.- Chapter 4.Corruption and Public Opinion in Brazil.- Chapter 5.Corruption Overseas: Brazil’s Odebrecht in Angola.- Chapter 6.Argentina’s Corruption Machine: Toward an Institutional Approach.- Chapter 7.The Criminal Use of Corruption in Bolivia.- Chapter 8.Corruption, Organized Crime, and Regional Governance in Peru.- Chapter 9. Crime and Corruption: The Case of Mexico.- Chapter 10. How Organized Crime Controls Guatemala’s Judiciary.- Chapter 11. The Social Conditions of Corruption in Honduras: What They Are, What They Mean, and What Can Be Done About Them.- Chapter 12. An Anti-Corruption Strategy for Latin America.&amp;nbsp;

The Badge Between Us is a raw, unfiltered account of policing that tracks the impact of secondary trauma and moral injury, infused by instances of organizational betrayal and police officer corruption. It is a first-person account of author Terrence P. Dwyer's final year as a New York State Police Investigator, with flashbacks from a 22-year career spent responding to and investigating violent crime and organized criminal gangs, and its impact upon him and his family. Through the lens of a final gang investigation and the subsequent quintuple murder of a young family, Dwyer delves into the workaday world of a homicide investigator.

Duty, Marriage, and Family

The Badge Between Us

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Deftly written, Chokepoints is a compelling and dramatic narrative about the new shape of geopolitics." — Daniel Yergin, The Wall Street Journal "A timely, riveting world tour...[An] absorbing book." — The Economist “Remarkable...One of the most important books on economic warfare ever written.” —&nbsp;Paul Kennedy, author of The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers The epic story of how America turned the world economy into a weapon, upending decades of globalization to take on a new authoritarian axis—Russia, China, and Iran. It used to be that ravaging another country’s economy required blockading its ports and laying siege to its cities. Now all it takes is a statement posted online by the U.S. government. In Chokepoints, Edward Fishman, a former top State Department sanctions official, takes us deep into the back rooms of power to reveal the untold history of the last two decades of U.S. foreign policy, in which America renounced the gospel of globalization and waged a new kind of economic war. As Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, and Ayatollah Khamenei wreaked havoc on the world stage, mavericks within the U.S. government built a fearsome new arsenal of economic weapons, exploiting America’s dominance in global finance and technology. Successive U.S. presidents have relied on these unconventional weapons to address the most pressing national-security threats, for good and for ill. Chokepoints provides a thrilling account of one of the most critical geopolitical developments of our time, demystifying the complex strategies the U.S. government uses to harness the power of Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and Big Oil against America’s enemies. At the center of the narrative is an eclectic group of policy innovators: the diplomats, lawyers, and financial whizzes who’ve masterminded America’s escalating economic wars against Russia, China, and Iran. Economic warfare has become the primary way the United States confronts international crises and counters rivals. Sometimes it has achieved spectacular success; other times, bitter failure. The result we live with today is a new world order: an economic arms race among great powers and a fracturing global economy. Chokepoints is the definitive account of how America pioneered this new, hard-hitting style of economic war—and how it’s changing the world.

American Power in the Age of Economic Warfare

Chokepoints

Not so long ago, Russia under Putin appeared to be a corrupt state run by an elite mainly interested in their own privileges and wealth: authoritarian but not fundamentally expansionist. The 2022 invasion of Ukraine made it clear that Putin is driven by far more than simply greed. Putin's Russia is, Andrei Kolesnikov argues, in the grip of intense ideological radicalization, seeking to mobilize its population in support of a form of chauvinistic neo-imperialism using increasingly totalitarian methods. This march towards "hybrid totalitarianism" is driven by a messianic view of Russia as a superior, "spiritual" form of "state-civilization" underpinned by its Orthodox faith and hatred of Western "decadence." Based upon a falsified version of history and a profound hostility to modernization, this ideology is making Russia an international pariah and condemning its citizens to endless war and economic stagnation. The only hope for redemption is a profound moral regeneration which redefines the nation's place in the world and embraces the spirit of democracy. This incisive analysis of the ideological dynamics of late Putinism, written by a leading Russian scholar and journalist, is an indispensable guide to understanding the country's recent descent into war-mongering barbarism.

How Putin's Ideology Took the Nation Hostage

The Closing of the Russian Mind

Intimate and epic, elegiac and profoundly moving: a tour de force destined to become a classic of contemporary literature

‘Set to be a standout novel of 2026’ (Guardian) from a prizewinning ‘literary magician’ (The Times)

This is Where the Serpent Lives

From the bestselling author of Butler to the World, Drugs for Gucci reveals how organised criminals move vast amounts of dirty money around the globe, how they escape the eyes of law enforcement and how they turn their ill-gotten income into vast amounts of legitimately recognised wealth. Without the existence of money laundering, few crimes of acquisition would be worth the effort required to commit them. But despite decades of effort expended on stamping it out, money laundering is more ubiquitous than ever, with organised criminals coming up with ever more innovative and efficient ways to clean their cash. With forensic precision, Oliver Bullough pulls back the curtain on this shadow financial system and joins together the dots of a sophisticated international operation that connects illegal logging in Papua New Guinea, real estate purchases in Vancouver, terrorism in the Middle East and capital flight from China. Drawing on complex court records and first-hand accounts from convicted money launderers, prosecutors and serious fraud officers, Bullough reveals that there may, in fact, be a way to stop crime from paying - if only we are prepared to enter the tunnel at the heart of the global economy and see where it leads . . .

The ‘jaw-dropping’ (Guardian) new Sunday Times bestseller

Everybody Loves Our Dollars - How Money Laundering Won

Maud O’Connor Mysteries

From international bestselling master of suspense Nicci French comes a hair-raising locked-room thriller about a group of old university friends with a killer in their midst.Old friends, new secrets, one deadly reunion.Tyler Green, convicted of murdering his friend Leo at a student house party in 1993, has been released after almost three decades in prison. He has always protested his innocence.On a warm evening in London, Tyler summons eight of his university friends who were present on that fateful night. Is it just a reunion - or something else? With wine—and accusations— flowing liberally, the reunion descends into violent chaos, and one friend will end the night with their throat slit in the upstairs bedroom…the same way that Leo’s was in 1993.When Detective Inspector Maud O’Connor gets called to investigate, she has her own doubts about Tyler’s guilt, despite what his old friends, the rest of the Metropolitan Police Force, and even the Home Secretary would like her to believe….

What Happened That Night

International Series on Public Policy

This book is a must-read. It is an essential road map to the past, the present and the future of public policy research and teaching in Latin America. Tarin and Cardozo take stock, in a theoretically insightful, an empirically rich and an integrative manner, of what has been achieved and what remains to be done. This much-needed and well-conceived volume provides an invaluable service to students and scholars of public policy.
—Caner Bakir, Professor, Koc University, Turkey.
&nbsp;In this new volume, Adela Romero Tarin and Nelson D. Cardozo present a comprehensive and timely compilation of public policy research in Latin America. Designed for scholars of Latin American public policy and beyond, the volume showcases theoretical and methodological innovations, highlights recent advances, and outlines forward-looking agendas to elevate and expand the field.
—Christopher M. Weible, Professor, University of Colorado Denver, USA. This book examines the development, characteristics, and challenges of public policy research in Latin America from the perspective of leading experts within the region and beyond. It begins by analyzing the growth of public policy as an academic discipline in Latin America, from consolidation in the 1950s to its expansion during the second half of the twentieth century. It then explores innovative approaches to studying key issues in the public agenda, such as defense, welfare, health, migration, corruption, climate change, and public management. Furthermore, the book places Latin American public policy within a global context by examining its relationship with Europe and other regions. It is an essential resource for scholars and students of public policy and public administration.
Adela Romero-Tarín is Lecturer in Political Science and Administration at the University of Alicante, Spain.
Nelson D. Cardozo is Professor at the Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE) and the Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Public Policy and Research in Latin America

Political Corruption and Governance

This open access book examines the intricate connection between family and corruption within both the realms of business and government. While corruption is conventionally characterized as a socially harmful and ethically wrong phenomenon, and family is typically viewed as fundamental to social cohesion, this book argues that these constructs frequently intersect in real-life situations. Kinship ties often function not solely as sources of emotional solidarity but also as channels facilitating illicit transactions and resource misappropriation. From minor nepotism to large-scale state capture, family relationships frequently shape how corruption is organized, justified, and sustained. Drawing on interdisciplinary theories and case material, this book develops a much-needed theory of family corruption. By challenging the conventional dichotomy that segregates family from formal institutions, the analysis reveals how deeply family relations are embedded in everyday social orders, superseding universalistic norms and overriding rational bureaucratic considerations. David Jancsics
 is a Professor at the School of Public Affairs of San Diego State University, USA. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. He consults with international organizations such as the United Nations, the European Commission, U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, the Basel Institute on Governance and Transparency International. He was a Fulbright US Scholar to Hungary for the 2024–25 academic year.
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Parents, Spouses, and In-Laws in Illicit Transactions

Family Corruption in Business and Public Administration

'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE 'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTI A thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of life You don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own your hospitals, nurseries and care homes, the media you consume and the companies you work for. They even own the tools your union uses to fight back. Business is a contest - and they say their people are built to win. But when does competition become a struggle to the death? For decades, private equity firms have infiltrated every corner of modern life. Wielding debt as a weapon, they push vital services into crisis. Their cover story: that this is merely the 'creative destruction' essential to growth. Old-school capitalists say they're dismantling everything that made our economies work. In The Asset Class, reporter Hettie O'Brien penetrates a hidden empire of billion-dollar deals and covert financial warfare. From Copenhagen to San Francisco, Barcelona to the Yorkshire Dales, she follows the money, the ideological roots and the trail of destruction. What she finds is chilling: private equity isn't just reshaping the economy - it's selling out the foundations of Western society. The new owners think they can hide in the shadows. But the owned are fighting back. 'DEFTLY LIFTS THE CURTAIN ON A MURKY WORLD OF GREED AND DESTRUCTION' DANNY DORLING 'DAZZLING' HA-JOON CHANG 'ESSENTIAL' GRACE BLAKELEY 'WILD' JOLYON MAUGHAM

How Private Equity Turned Capitalism Against Itself

The Asset Class

Transnational Law and Governance

Considering the power and potential of AI and digital technologies, very few studies have systematically analysed their potential for realizing SDG16, despite the role they are expected to play in realizing the 2030 agenda. Exploring the problematic nature of artificial intelligence, this book explores the significant advantages AI offers for successfully implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16, and the potential to track progress and impact through machine learning. Focusing on governance, the book explores the potential of AI to meet the SDGs within the categories of the rule of law, criminal justice, and ethics and access to justice. Highlighting that the SDGs are a problematic human rights frame and have been critiqued as ignoring some major global disconnects when it comes to areas such as trade, the book explores the potential for the application of AI to the achievement of the SDGs to be equally problematic, and considers issues of techno-colonialism, information deficits and fundamental technological dependencies which could be exacerbated when AI meets the SDGs. Offering an analysis of the role of AI and governance in securing peace, development and security, this book will be of interest to students and academics with an interest in international law, political science and development.

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Artificial Intelligence, Governance and Sustainable Development

The classic bestseller that changed how the world thinks about football'Quite magnificent - a sort of Freakanomicsof football.' Jonathan Wilson, Guardian'If you're a football fan, I'll save you some time: read this book' Daily Telegraph__________Football truly is the world's favourite game, followed in over 200 countries by hundreds of millions of people pouring their hearts and souls into supporting their chosen team every week.But behind the passion are questions that all true football fans want answered: has football spending spun out of control? How much do managers matter? Is hosting a World Cup a poisoned chalice?Soccernomicschallenges the conventional wisdom to reveal the surprising truths that actually determine success and failure on the pitch. From an acclaimed economist and leading sports journalist, this modern classic uses data and economic principles to explore the myths that dominate the game.Fully revised and updated ahead of the 2026 World Cup, Soccernomics takes you behind the passion and into the patterns - revealing why your team wins, why it loses, and why the game you love doesn't always work the way you think it does.__________Soccernomicsis essential reading for anyone in search of a more strategic, systematic perspective on the game, answering the questions that most consume football fans.

Why England Has Started to Win, Why Clubs Sign the Wrong Players and Why Billionaires Still Lose Money in Football

Soccernomics

'FINANCIAL JOURNALISM AT ITS BEST . . . UTTERLY TERRIFYING' PETER OBORNE 'PART WAKE-UP CALL, PART FINANCIAL THRILLER' SHAMI CHAKRABARTI A thrilling, eye-opening investigation into private equity, a secretive wing of the finance industry that is so relentlessly destructive, it could have been created to undermine our way of life You don't know their names, but they own the house you rent. They own your hospitals, nurseries and care homes, the media you consume and the companies you work for. They even own the tools your union uses to fight back. Business is a contest - and they say their people are built to win. But when does competition become a struggle to the death? For decades, private equity firms have infiltrated every corner of modern life. Wielding debt as a weapon, they push vital services into crisis. Their cover story: that this is merely the 'creative destruction' essential to growth. Old-school capitalists say they're dismantling everything that made our economies work. In The Asset Class, reporter Hettie O'Brien penetrates a hidden empire of billion-dollar deals and covert financial warfare. From Copenhagen to San Francisco, Barcelona to the Yorkshire Dales, she follows the money, the ideological roots and the trail of destruction. What she finds is chilling: private equity isn't just reshaping the economy - it's selling out the foundations of Western society. The new owners think they can hide in the shadows. But the owned are fighting back. 'DEFTLY LIFTS THE CURTAIN ON A MURKY WORLD OF GREED AND DESTRUCTION' DANNY DORLING 'DAZZLING' HA-JOON CHANG 'ESSENTIAL' GRACE BLAKELEY 'WILD' JOLYON MAUGHAM

Corruption in Latin America

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