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v Contents Acknowledgments vii 1 On Organized Crime and Political Finance: Why Does the Connection Matter? 1 Kevin Casas-Zamora 2 Argentina: Two Cases 22 Delia M. Ferreira Rubio 3 Brazil: Crime Meets Politics 42 Bruno Wilhelm Speck 4 Colombia: Coexistence, Legal Confrontation, and War with Illegal Armed Groups 76 Mauricio Rubio 5 Costa Rica: Four Decades of Campaign Finance Scandals 107 Kevin Casas-Zamora 6 Mexico: Organized Crime and Elections 136 Leonardo Curzio 7 Bulgaria: Perception and Reality 165 Daniel Smilov 8 Italy: The Godfather’s Party 195 Donatella della Porta and Alberto Vannucci Contributors 247 Index 249 ...

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