Skip to Main Navigation

Crime and persistent punishment : a long-run perspective on the links between violence and chronic poverty in Mexico (English)

The relationship between violence and chronic poverty has been studied mostly in the context of war or long- term episodes of conflict. In contrast to previous studies, this paper explores whether violence that does not include the shattering of infrastructure impacts the chance that poverty may remain chronic. A long-run perspective is gained by analyzing unique, recently gathered panel data at the municipality level in the Mexican context, covering...
See More

DETAILS

DOWNLOADS

COMPLETE REPORT

Official version of document (may contain signatures, etc)


Citation

Martinez-Cruz,Adán L.; Rodriguez Castelan,Carlos.

Crime and persistent punishment : a long-run perspective on the links between violence and chronic poverty in Mexico (English). Poverty and Equity Global Practice Working Paper Series|no. 073 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/896901524575475999

This document is being processed or is not available.