More money, more crime : prosperity and rising crime in Latin America

More money, more crime : prosperity and rising crime in Latin America / Marcelo Bergman.

Drawing on original data from surveys across Latin America, this book develops a new, compelling theory on the rise of crime in Latin America. It evaluates the economic underpinnings of the upsurge in property crime, drug trafficking, and violence in the midst of economic prosperity and democratizat...

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Main Author: Bergman, Marcelo (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Since 1982
Crime > Economic aspects > Latin America.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Latin America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Crime > Economic aspects
Criminal justice, Administration of
Economic history
Latin America > Economic conditions > 1982-
Latin America
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Summary:Drawing on original data from surveys across Latin America, this book develops a new, compelling theory on the rise of crime in Latin America. It evaluates the economic underpinnings of the upsurge in property crime, drug trafficking, and violence in the midst of economic prosperity and democratization.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780190608781
0190608781
9780190608804
0190608803
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 08, 2018).

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