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| Robert L. Ayres is principal social scientist in the Poverty Relations and Economic Management Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Office, The World Bank. |
| The author wishes to acknowledge the valuable research assistance of Shayma Saiyid, who collected data, conducted literature reviews, and prepared background notes on key topics. He also thanks Shahid Javed Burki, Daniel Lederman, and Guillermo Perry for their comments, suggestions, and encouragement, and Marcus D. Rosenbaum for editing this paper. |
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Ayres, Robert L.
Crime and violence as development issues in Latin America and the Caribbean / Robert L. Ayres.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 0-8213-4163-4
1. CrimeEconomic pectsLatin America. 2. ViolenceEconomic
aspectsLatin America. 3. Latin AmericaEconomic
conditions1982- 4. Latin AmericaSocial conditions1982
I. Title. II. Series.
HV6810.5.A98 1998
364.98dc21 97-50017
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