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From the defence of the nation to the consolidation of modernity: a genealogy of corruption in Bolivia (1982–1999)
Author(s) -
Urioste Guglielmone Sebastián
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international social science journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.237
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1468-2451
pISSN - 0020-8701
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2009.00683.x
Subject(s) - modernity , constitution , consolidation (business) , language change , politics , phenomenon , political science , genealogy , political economy , sociology , law , history , epistemology , economics , art , philosophy , literature , accounting
The instruments and approach taken from the toolbox proposed by Michel Foucault are used in this first political and historical study of the constitution of knowledge relating to corruption in Bolivia between 1982 and 1999. By reflecting on the links between the discontinuity of knowledge in this phenomenon and the various strategies deployed to fight against it, a genealogy of corruption unveils the profound transformations in politics and policies that Bolivia experienced over two decades.