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

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dc.contributor.authorKim, Kwang Wook
dc.contributor.authorGoldberg, Michael
dc.contributor.authorAriano, Maria
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-09T18:07:34Z
dc.date.available2014-01-09T18:07:34Z
dc.date.issued2014-01
dc.description.abstractCrime and violence inflict high costs on the private sector—costs that are rising globally, according to the World Bank’s Enterprise Surveys, discussions with chambers and associations, and the Bank’s Country Partnership Strategies, which reference the losses in terms of gross domestic product (GDP). In Latin America and the Caribbean, for example, losses due to crime and violence have been estimated at 9 percent of GDP in Honduras, 7.7 percent in El Salvador, and 3.6 percent in Costa Rica. In sectors such as clothing assembly, international purchasers can shift know-how and capital quickly to less violent destinations, while other sectors such as extractive industries are more likely to stay despite rising violence. Behind the statistics are human costs: lost jobs; shifting of businesses’ working capital from productive uses to security firms; and an increase in contraband, fraud and corruption, and “rule of law” issues. In this book, original case studies from Brazil, Colombia, Jamaica, Mexico, Nepal, and Rwanda illustrate the specific challenges to businesses and the coping mechanisms that firms and groups of firms have used successfully against crime and violence. The book’s findings have implications for the private sector, governments, and the World Bank’s efforts to support both under difficult circumstances.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0101-3
dc.identifier.issn978-1-4648-0101-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16539
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDirections in Development--Private Sector Development;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectcrime and violence
dc.subjectRio de janeiro
dc.subjectfavelas
dc.subjectfirms
dc.subjectfragile states
dc.subjectmicrobusiness
dc.subjectprivate sector
dc.subjectsmall business
dc.titleHow Firms Cope with Crime and Violence : Experiences from around the Worlden
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaFragility, Conflict, and Violence
okr.date.disclosure2014-01-09
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Publication
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-1-4648-0101-3
okr.language.supporteden
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.region.countryColombia
okr.region.countryJamaica
okr.region.countryNepal
okr.topicConflict and Development
okr.topicConflict and Development::Conflict and Fragile States
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Civic Participation and Corporate Governance
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Corporate Governance and Corruption
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Emerging Markets
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
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