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

Front Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 The Nature, Scale, and Scope of Private Sector Responses to Crime and Violence; Introduction; Study Scope and Methods; Box 1.1 Literature Review on the Role of Firms in Environments Affected by Violence and Conflict; Boxes; Note; References; Chapter 2 Crime, Violence, and the Economy; Factors Contributing to Crime and Violence; Figure 2.1 Countries with the Highest Homicide Rates; Figure 2.2 Homicide Rates in Case Study Countries; Indicators of Crime and Violence; Figures