How Firms Cope with Crime and Violence |
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| Author:
| Goldberg, Michael
Kim, Kwang W.
Ariano, Maria |
| Series title: | Directions in Development Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4648-0101-3 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
| Publisher: | World Bank Publications
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $25.95USD $25.95 |
Book Description:
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Uses 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.
Uses 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.