Corrupt Circles: A History of Unbound Graft in Peru

As Peru prosecutes former president Alberto Fujimori and other alleged participants in state crimes, the country’s longstanding culture of impunity is under attack, and the subject of corruption has acquired a new prominence, both in Peru and in Latin America more broadly. In Corrupt Circles Alfonso W. Quiroz gives a definitive and thorough history of Peruvian corruption that dates back to the country’s colonial period. He demonstrates how corruption has been deeply embedded in Peru’s state institutions and has damaged the country’s prospects, and he offers a comprehensive estimate of the costs of corruption to the country’s development. Far from being a hidden crime, the author finds, corruption is well documented throughout Peru’s history in the records of its opponents in government, journalism, and diplomacy. The pervasiveness of corruption has been aided by the readiness of both Peruvians and the international community to turn a blind eye.

History

Quiroz, Alfonso W.

Americas

Johns Hopkins University Press

As Peru prosecutes former president Alberto Fujimori and other alleged participants in state crimes, the country’s longstanding culture of impunity is under attack, and the subject of corruption has acquired a new prominence, both in Peru and in Latin America more broadly. 
In Corrupt Circles Alfonso W. Quiroz gives a definitive and thorough history of Peruvian corruption that dates back to the country’s colonial period. He demonstrates how corruption has been deeply embedded in Peru’s state institutions and has damaged the country’s prospects, and he offers a comprehensive estimate of the costs of corruption to the country’s development. 
Far from being a hidden crime, the author finds, corruption is well documented throughout Peru’s history in the records of its opponents in government, journalism, and diplomacy. The pervasiveness of corruption has been aided by the readiness of both Peruvians and the international community to turn a blind eye.

A historical approach to understanding the financial problems of a chronically indebted Latin American country, focusing on the relative contributions of private, public, and foreign finance to economic development. Quiroz (history, City U. of New York) concludes that private finance has generally helped expansion, and that the economy usually goes bad when public and international financial systems start scheming together. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Domestic and Foreign Finance in Modern Peru, 1850-1950: Financing Visions of Development (Pitt Latin American Series)

Business & Money

Univ of Pittsburgh Pr

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Corrupt Circles: A History of Unbound Graft in Peru

Corrupt Circles: A History of Unbound Graft in Peru

Domestic and Foreign Finance in Modern Peru, 1850-1950: Financing Visions of Development (Pitt Latin American Series)