In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content:

249 Index Accountability: Brazil, 70, 72–73; and state capture, 24. See also Auditing; Disclosure requirements Acuerdos de la Uribe (Colombia), 92 Alem, Ricardo, 118–19, 127 Alianza Democrática M-19 (Colombia), 77–78 Almaraz, Miguel Ángel, 152 Alternativa Popular (Colombia), 76 Alves Filho, Garibaldi, 64 Amphetamines, 34–35 Andrade, Castor de, 61 Andreotti, Giulio, 216, 220, 221–22, 223 Angelov, Slavi, 171 Annacondia, Salvatore, 213 Anonymous donations: Argentina, 25, 26, 32, 33; Brazil, 52; Bulgaria, 182, 186; Costa Rica, 112, 125 Anti Mafia Commission (Italy), 206, 240 Araya, Rolando, 117, 122 Arbitrariness in decisionmaking process, 37–38, 200 ARENA (National Renewal Alliance Party, Brazil), 47 Argentina, 12, 14–15, 22–41; campaign finance rules in, 5–6; political finance regulations in, 25–31; presidential campaign (1999), 31–33, 36–37; presidential campaign (2007), 33–37; recommendations , 37–39; state capture and organized crime in, 24 Arias, Oscar, 118, 119, 121 Astorga, Luis, 144, 154 Ataka Party (Bulgaria), 169 Atanasov, Atanas, 189 Auditing: Argentina, 25–26, 27, 33, 38; Brazil , 68, 70; Bulgaria, 184–85; Costa Rica, 110, 131; Mexico, 143, 144, 155, 158 Auxilios parlamentarios (Colombia), 78 Badalamenti, Gaetano, 216, 222 Bagarella, Leoluca, 226, 227 Banco de los Trabajadores, 84 Bank secrecy, 39, 122, 143 Barco, Virgilio, 93 Basic Statute of Political Parties and Movements of 1994 (Colombia), 78 Batkov, Todor, 192 Bavaria (company), 100 Beltrán Leyva cartel, 151 Beltrones, Manlio Fabio, 141 Bergonzoli, Nicolas, 97 Berlusconi, Silvio, 227–28 Bernal, Alejandro, 96 Betancur, Belisario, 77, 82–83, 89, 91–92 Bicheiros (Brazil), 62 Bingo, legalization of, 63, 64 Biscaia, Antonio, 61–62 Blizt Committee (Colombia), 97 Block, A., 207 Bloque de Búsqueda (Colombia), 94 Bolivia, drug trafficking in, 46–47 250 Index Bond issuance for campaign finance, 112 Bonev, Bogomil, 189 Bontate, Stefano, 216, 222 Borissov, Boiko, 169, 176 Botero, Catalina, 158 Bozhkov, Vasil, 173, 174 Brazil, 12, 15, 42–75; accountability of political institutions, 72–73; benefits to candidates and elected officials from organized crime, 52–53; campaign costs, 5; campaign finance rules, 49–52, 70–71; cocaine trafficking in, 46–47; damage control for organized crime by elected officials, 58–60; deal brokering by elected officials, 60–61; elected officials’ benefits to organized crime, 53–61; influence peddling by elected officials, 54–55; jogo do bicho, 45–46; law enforcement, 54–55, 71; lawmaking influence of organized crime, 55–56, 61–65; moral decay of politicians in, 67–68; policymaking influence of organized crime, 55–56, 61–65; political candidates from organized crime, 68–70; political financing in, 47–52; politicians’ immunity to investigation , 55, 57, 72; protection of illicit businesses by elected officials, 57–61; recommendations, 70–73; state capture, 57, 65–70 Brazilian Bar Association, 67 Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), 47 Bribery: Argentina, 24; Brazil, 44, 52, 53, 60–61, 66; Bulgaria, 174; Colombia, 78, 90, 93, 102; Italy, 197, 209–10, 220, 237; of local officials, 6; Mexico, 139, 148; as organized crime, 1–2 Broad Progressive Front (FAP, Mexico), 150 Brusca, Giovanni, 218, 222, 223 Bulgaria, 12, 16–17, 165–94; campaign finance rules, 179–85; causes and origins of organized crime in, 174–76; political context for, 168–74; political finance and organized crime, 176–79, 185–87; public funding, 183–84; recommendations , 187–90; transparency in, 184–85 Bulgaria Air, 192 Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP), 168, 169, 182, 186 Buratti, Rogério, 64 Buscaglia, Edgardo, 146 Buscaglia-González scale, 147 Buscetta, Tommaso, 202, 205, 211, 214, 222 Cachoeira, Carlinhos, 64 Caicedo Velandia, Agustin, 86 Caixa Economica Federal (Brazil), 64 Calderón, Felipe, 136, 154 Calderone, Antonino, 212, 229 Calderón-Fournier, Rafael Angel, 117, 119, 121, 128 Cali cartel, 84–85, 88, 89–90, 94, 95 Camarena, Enrique, 144 Camorra (Italy), 199, 208, 212, 234, 235 Campaign contributions: anonymous, 25, 26, 32, 33, 52, 112, 125, 182, 186; foreign, 39, 110, 115, 116, 119–21, 128, 132, 140, 182; private, 6–7, 16, 24–27, 34, 49–52, 77, 79–80, 102, 109, 110–15, 120–21, 123–26, 140, 156, 181–82, 185, 199. See also Public funding Campaign duration limits, 27, 28, 38–39 Campaign finance rules: Argentina, 25–31; Brazil, 49–52, 70–71; Bulgaria, 179–85; Colombia, 76–80; Costa Rica, 108–15, 122–30; enforcement of, 5–6; Italy, 197– 201; Mexico, 137–44; research needs for, 9. See also Campaign contributions; Regulatory framework Candido, Rachel, 69 Cannella, Tullio, 226 Capaccioli, Héctor, 34, 35 Capobastone (Italy), 201 Carrillo Fuentes, Amado...

Share