Groot, Olaf J. de; Rablen, Matthew D.; Shortland, Anja - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2011
We present a theoretical model postulating that the relationship between crime and governance is "hump-shaped" rather … for this non-linear relationship. The occurrence, persistence and intensity of small-scale maritime crime are well … approximated by a quadratic relationship with governance quality. Organised crime benefits from corrupt yet effective bureaucrats …