Why did Mexico become so violent? A self-reinforcing violent equilibrium caused by competition and enforcement

Trends in Organized Crime

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-155

  Rios, Viridiana ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b not available   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Crime; Drug trafficking; Drug related violence; Drugs; Enforcement; Equilibrium; Mexico; Organized crime; Self reinforcing; Violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879165426     PISSN: 10844791     EISSN: 19364830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12117-012-9175-z     Document Type: Article

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