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.
| ISBN: | 9781009329804 |
| Publication date: | 4th July 2024 |
| Author: | Ezequiel González Ocantos, Paula Muñoz Chirinos, Nara Pavão, Viviana Baraybar Hidalgo |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 324 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Studies in Law and Society |
| Genres: |
Sociology Politics and government Legal aspects of criminology |
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.
Prosecutors, Voters and the Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America features in the following genres: Sociology, Politics and government, Legal aspects of criminology
Prosecutors, Voters and the Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America is available in Paperback, Hardback
Prosecutors, Voters and the Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America was written by Ezequiel González Ocantos, Paula Muñoz Chirinos, Nara Pavão, Viviana Baraybar Hidalgo and published by Cambridge University Press
Prosecutors, Voters and the Criminalization of Corruption in Latin America has 324 pages
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