Introduction : undermining the state in civil war -- Theorizing wartime institutional change and survival -- Civil war in Central America -- The wartime institutionalization of customs fraud in Guatemala -- Ordering police violence : extrajudicial killing in wartime Guatemala -- Land and counterinsurgency : rewriting the rules of agrarian reform in Nicaragua -- Transition, peace, and postwar power in Central America -- Guatemala : the persistence of customs fraud -- Guatemala : the persistence of extrajudicial killing -- Nicaragua : chronic instability in postwar institutions -- Conclusion : the institutional legacies of civil war
Summary
"This book is for audiences interested in Latin America and the long-term legacies of civil war more generally. Using archives and in-depth interviews, it provides a captivating narrative of how counterinsurgency in Central America distorted government functioning, breeding long-term patterns of corruption and criminality that burden the region today"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 09, 2023)
