Crime and violence as development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)

This paper discusses this region's recent epidemic crime and violence as impediments to the realization of sustainable economic growth and the reduction of poverty. The primary focus of this paper is not to equate the problem of illegal drugs and narcotics trafficking with crime and violence but to demonstrate that illegal drugs and narcotics trafficking are part of a larger problem of economic and social decay. Regional data for crime and violence...

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Ayres, Robert L.;
Document Date
1998/01/31
Document Type
Publication
Report Number
17408
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Latin America, Caribbean,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Crime and violence as development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean
Keywords
crime and violence

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Ayres, Robert L..

Crime and violence as development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (English). World Bank Latin American and Caribbean studies|viewpoints Washington, D.C. : The World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/385501468742891106

Crime and violence as development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean (English)

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