Crime has tangible economic costs. It also has less understood and likely sizable intangible costs. In particular …, widespread crime has the potential to weaken trust between citizens and institutions, undermine government reform efforts, and … become an obstacle to development. Yet, the impact of crime on trust remains relatively unexplored in the literature. This …

Crime has tangible economic costs. It also has less understood and likely sizable intangible costs. In particular …, widespread crime has the potential to weaken trust between citizens and institutions, undermine government reform efforts, and … become an obstacle to development. Yet, the impact of crime on trust remains relatively unexplored in the literature. This …