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Corruption and Democracy in Brazil: The Struggle for Accountability (Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development) by Timothy J Power; Matthew M Taylor; Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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Brazil, the world's fourth largest democracy, has been plagued in recent years by corruption scandals. Corruption and Democracy in Brazil: The Struggle for Accountability considers the performance of the Brazilian federal accountability system with a view to diagnosing the system's strengths, weaknesses, and areas of potential improvement; taking stock of recent micro- and macro-level reforms; and pointing out the implications of the various dimensions of the accountability process for Brazil's democratic regime.The book's essays take a multidimensional approach to the accountability matrix in Brazil. The first section of the book investigates the complex interrelationships among representative institutions, electoral dynamics, and public opinion. In the second section, authors address nonelectoral dimensions of accountability, such as the role of the media, accounting institutions, police, prosecutors, and courts. In the final chapter, the editors reflect upon the policy implications of the essays, considering recommendations that may contribute to an effective fight against political corruption and support ongoing accountability, as well as articulating analytical lessons for soc
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- Author
- Timothy J Power; Matthew M Taylor; Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies
- Publisher
- University of Notre Dame Press
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780268038946
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Political Science, Social_sciences
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