Crime, isolation and law enforcement

Journal of African Economies

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 625-671

  Fafchamps, Marcel ^a   Moser, Christine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; LEGISLATION; REGIONAL PATTERN; REGULATORY APPROACH;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

EID: 2442702747     PISSN: 09638024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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