Political Corruption in the Caribbean Basin
Constructing a Theory to Combat Corruption
Studies in International Relations Series

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.

Michael W. Collier is the Research Director of Florida International University's Latin American and Caribbean Center.

This volume brings together the recent essays of Richard Ned Lebow, one of the leading scholars of international relations and US foreign policy.