The Economics of Crime: Lessons For and From Latin America - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0226791858 ISBN 13 : 9780226791852

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2012

Synopsis

Crime rates in Latin America are among the highest in the world, creating climates of fear and lawlessness in several countries. Despite this situation, there has been a lack of systematic effort to study crime in the region or the effectiveness of policies designed to tackle it. The Economics of Crime is a powerful corrective to this academic blind spot and makes an important contribution to the current debate on causes and solutions by applying lessons learned from recent developments in the economics of crime.

The Economics of Crime addresses a variety of topics, including the impact of kidnappings on investment, mandatory arrest laws, education in prisons, and the relationship between poverty and crime. Utilizining research from within and without Latin America, this book illustrates the broad range of approaches that have been efficacious in studying crime in both developing and developed nations. The Economics of Crime is a vital text for researchers, policymakers, and students of both crime and of Latin American economic policy.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rafael Di Tella is the Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and a research associate of the NBER.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226791858
• ISBN 13: 9780226791852
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 488
• Éditeur: Di Tella Rafael, Edwards Sebastian, Schargrodsky Ernesto
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• Personne responsable: non disponible