ABSTRACT

Political corruption in the Caribbean Basin retards state economic growth and development, undermines government legitimacy, and threatens state security. In spite of recent anti-corruption efforts of intergovernmental and nongovernmental organizations (IGO/NGOs), Caribbean political corruption problems appear to be worsening in the post-Cold War period. This work discovers why IGO/NGO efforts to arrest corruption are failing by investigating the domestic and international causes of political corruption in the Caribbean.

chapter 1|21 pages

Introduction

chapter 2|39 pages

A Theory of Political Corruption

chapter 5|37 pages

Jamaica: Westminster Corrupted

chapter 6|38 pages

Costa Rica: Democracy Manipulated

chapter 7|19 pages

Conclusion

chapter |3 pages

Afterward