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1 results foundAuthor: Dewey, Matias Title: Fragile States, Robust Structures: Illegal Police Protection in Buenos Aires Summary: Weakness is a quality frequently ascribed to Latin American states. This diagnosis proves faulty since it is possible to find resistant structures inside those states that perpetuate such weaknesses. This article shows that this is the case in regards to the police force of the province of Buenos Aires. Here, I will demonstrate that the police have specialized in selling a service available to criminals and criminal organizations: illegal protection. With information taken from in‐depth interviews and official documents, I will show that this protection – contrary to the views of Charles Tilly and Diego Gambetta – is characterized by a temporary suspension of the rule of law. Details: Hamburg, Germany: German Institute of Global and Area Studies, 2011. 28p. Source: Internet Resource: GIGA Working Papers, No. 169: Accessed August 5, 2011 at: http://www.giga-hamburg.de/dl/download.php?d=/content/publikationen/pdf/wp169_dewey.pdf Year: 2011 Country: Argentina URL: http://www.giga-hamburg.de/dl/download.php?d=/content/publikationen/pdf/wp169_dewey.pdf Shelf Number: 122307 Keywords: Police CorruptionPolice MisconductRule of Law (Buenos Aires) |