Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated?: The role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime
Roxana Gutiérrez-Romero and
Nayely Iturbe
No wp-2023-7, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
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When does organized crime resort to assassinating politicians? In narcocracies, criminal groups co-opt political elites through bribery in exchange for protection to traffic illegal drugs. When criminal groups compete, they may also resort to political violence to influence which candidate wins local elections in strategic areas and retaliate when state action threatens their survival.
Keywords: Crime; Drug trafficking; Political violence; Voter turnout (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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