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3 results foundAuthor: Amin, Mohammad Title: Crime, Security, and Firms in Latin America Summary: Existing studies show that crime is more rampant in the larger cities and that wealthier individuals are more often targeted. Using Enterprise Surveys data for 14 Latin American countries, we find that one- third of the firms surveyed suffer from one or more incident of crime annually, which is roughly similar to the percentage of households affected. Crime-related losses average 2.7 percent of annual sales for all firms in the sample, which is more than the reported amount of bribery, losses due to power outages, and firms’ expenditure on research and development. We also find that the relatively well-off large firms are more likely to be victims of crime than the small firms, but losses due to crime as a percentage of annual sales are bigger for small firms. In short, crime in the region is regressive. Last, larger cities are more prone to crime than the smaller cities. However, we find that what matters for crime is the relative size of a city within a country; its absolute size is irrelevant. Details: Washington, DC: World Bank, 2009. 4p. Source: Internet Resource: Enterprise Note Series No. 2: Accessed April 6, 2011 at: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Documents/EnterpriseNotes/Note2.pdf Year: 2009 Country: South America URL: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Documents/EnterpriseNotes/Note2.pdf Shelf Number: 121253 Keywords: Commercial CrimesCrime StatisticsUrban Crime (Latin America)Victimization (Businesses) |
Author: Amin, Mohammad Title: Crime and Security in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia Region Summary: About 20 percent of firms in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region are victims of crime during a year. While losses to firms from crime incidents average 0.5 percent of a firm’s annual sales, expenses by firms for security average 1.4 percent of their annual sales. These two costs, equaling 1.9 percent of a firm’s annual sales, are about eight times what firms spend on research and development (R&D) and 1.8 times the reported amount paid in bribes. Surprisingly, higher-income countries do not have more crime related problems compared to lower-income countries. Although large firms are more likely to be victims of crime than small firms, losses from crime as a percentage of firms’ annual sales are much larger for the smaller firms. With the exception of the firm’s business activity and whether or not a firm innovates, other firm characteristics have little relation to the incidence of crime and losses due to crime faced by a firm. Details: Washington, DC: World Bank, 2010. 4p. Source: Internet Resource: Enterprise Note Series, no. 15: Accessed April 6, 2011 at: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Documents/EnterpriseNotes/Note15.pdf Year: 2010 Country: International URL: http://www.enterprisesurveys.org/Documents/EnterpriseNotes/Note15.pdf Shelf Number: 121255 Keywords: Commercial CrimesVictimization (Businesses) |
Author: Broadhurst, Roderic Title: Business and the Risk of Crime in China Summary: The book analyses the results of a large scale victimisation survey that was conducted in 2005-06 with businesses in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Xi’an. It also provides comprehensive background materials on crime and the criminal justice system in China. The survey, which measured common and non-conventional crime such as fraud, IP theft and corruption, is important because few crime victim surveys have been conducted with Chinese populations and it provides an understanding of some dimensions of crime in non-western societies. In addition, China is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world and it attracts a great amount of foreign investment; however, corruption and economic crimes are perceived by some investors as significant obstacles to good business practices. Key policy implications of the survey are discussed. Details: Canberra, Australia: The Australian National University E Press, 2011. 314p. Source: Asian Studies Series Monograph 3: Internet Resource: Accessed February 10, 2012 at http://epress.anu.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/whole.pdf Year: 2011 Country: China URL: http://epress.anu.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/whole.pdf Shelf Number: 124079 Keywords: Businesses and CrimeCrime SurveyCrimes Against Businesses (China)Victimization (Businesses)Victimization Surveys (China) |