Understanding and Addressing Corruption in Latin America

Understanding and Addressing Corruption in Latin America

Drawing on the substantial expertise located across Georgetown University’s 10 schools, the institute will coordinate a research agenda within the University that seeks to obtain a clear understanding of the nature and magnitude of corruption in Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina and to make specific and realistic recommendations in each of these areas: criminal enforcement, the democratic process and freedom of expression, financial management and economic regulation, institutional reform, and the role of the private sector.

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Assessing the Adequacy of Anti-corruption Institutions in Select Latin American Countries

Independent and effective anti-corruption institutions are critical to successfully combatting corruption through criminal enforcement. Using the Jakarta Principles and Colombo Commentary as the standards for analysis, this paper explores the adequacy of anti-corruption institutions responsible for…

Enhancing Corruption Enforcement

The policy brief is based on recommendations discussed during a policy workshop hosted by the Georgetown Americas Institute in May 2023. These recommendations identify specific and meaningful reforms that can be reasonably implemented in each country to address some of the weaknesses in their…