The Punitive City

Privatized Policing and Protection in Neoliberal Mexico

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, Social Science, Business & Finance
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Author: Markus-Michael Müller ISBN: 9781783606993
Publisher: Zed Books Publication: June 15, 2016
Imprint: Zed Books Language: English
Author: Markus-Michael Müller
ISBN: 9781783606993
Publisher: Zed Books
Publication: June 15, 2016
Imprint: Zed Books
Language: English

In the eyes of the global media, modern Mexico has become synonymous with crime, violence and insecurity. But while media fascination and academic engagement has focussed on the drug war, an equally dangerous phenomenon has taken root. In The Punitive City, Markus-Michael Müller argues that what has emerged in Mexico is not just a punitive urban democracy, in which those at the social and political margins face growing violence and exclusion. More alarmingly, it would seem that clientelism in the region is morphing into a private, political protection racket.

Vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the implications of a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly widespread across Latin America.

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In the eyes of the global media, modern Mexico has become synonymous with crime, violence and insecurity. But while media fascination and academic engagement has focussed on the drug war, an equally dangerous phenomenon has taken root. In The Punitive City, Markus-Michael Müller argues that what has emerged in Mexico is not just a punitive urban democracy, in which those at the social and political margins face growing violence and exclusion. More alarmingly, it would seem that clientelism in the region is morphing into a private, political protection racket.

Vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the implications of a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly widespread across Latin America.

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