This book examines a criminal proceeding in the second half of the eighteenth century processed in the Royal Audiencia of Mexico, by the residents of a nearby l

Provides the first detailed analysis of the evolution of the concept of corruption in colonial Mexico.

Traditional separation of powers theories assumed that governmental despotism will be prevented by dividing the branches of government which will check one anot

"Has the fundamental shift in Mexico's political system away from single-party authoritarian rule had any impact on the pattern of corruption that has plagued t