Are civil wars to blame for crime in Central America?
The countries of Central America are high up on the list of nations with the highest crime rates in the world. According to the literature, the most common argument is that these high crimerates are a legacy of the armed conflicts of the 1980s. This article subjects this theory to an empirical exam...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB)
2008-04-01
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Series: | Revista CIDOB d'Afers Internacionals |
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Online Access: | http://www.cidob.org/es/content/download/6944/69406/file/cardenal_81.pdf |