Security traps and Mexico's democracy -- Foundational crime : tax evasion and informality -- Common crime and democracy : weakening vs. deepening -- Organized crime : theory and applications to kidnapping -- Drug trafficking organizations and democratic governance -- State responses to organized crime -- Escape routes : policy adaptation and diffusion
Summary
What kind of democracy will emerge in Mexico when the current levels of violence are brought under control? Will democratic reformers gain strength in the new equilibrium between government and criminal organizations? Or will corruption tilt the balance toward criminal interests? In the context of these questions, John Bailey explores the security trap in which Mexico is currently caught where the dynamics of crime, violence, and corruption conspire to override efforts to put the country on a path toward democratic governance. --Provided by publisher
