How Firms Cope with Crime and Violence: Experiences from Around the World

by Kwang W Kim, Maria Ariano, Michael Goldberg

"Crime and violence inflict high costs on the private sector-costs that are rising globally, according to the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys, discussions with chambers and associations, and the Bank's Country Partnership Strategies, which reference the losses in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). In Latin America and the Caribbean, for example, losses due to crime and violence have been estimated at 9 percent of GDP in Honduras, 7.7 percent in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464801010
• ISBN13: 9781464801013
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"