Corrupt Circles

by Quiroz, Alfonso W.

• ISBN13: 9780801890765
• ISBN10: 0801890764
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-13
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Alfonso W. Quiroz is a professor of history at Baruch College and Graduate Center, City University of New York. He was a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center in 2002--2003.

Table of Contents

Corruption, history, and development	p. 1
The failure of colonial reforms, 1750-1820	p. 21
Early republic's institution's undermined, 1821-1859	p. 85
The crooked path to disaster, 1860-1883	p. 139
Crony-style modernization, 1884-1930	p. 181
Venal disasters and covert pacts, 1931-1962	p. 247
Assaults on democracy, 1963-1989	p. 305
Corruption and conspiracies, 1990-2000	p. 357
Anticorruption uncertainties	p. 423
Estimates of historical costs of corruption in Peru	p. 435
Bibliography	p. 453
Index	p. 483
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