Pradhan, Menno; Ravallion, Martin - Tinbergen Instituut - 2001
17-33.<P> Public action to prevent crime is often driven by concerns about public safety. But what generatesthose … concerns ? ]s it crime, or something else ? Using survey data for Brazil, we find that thedesire for greater public safety has … for greatersafety. Education raises concern, and strongly so when neighbors are poorly educated. Controllingfor these …