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Gangs and organized crime

In: A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime

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  • Ben Lessing
  • Maria Micaela Sviatschi

Abstract

This chapter explores recent advances in the economics literature that studies gangs and criminal organizations (Cos). The chapter focuses on the COs internal organization, their relationships with other COs, their connections to and strategies toward the state, and consequently their economic impact on people's lives and social welfare in general.

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  • Ben Lessing & Maria Micaela Sviatschi, 2022. "Gangs and organized crime," Chapters, in: Paolo Buonanno & Paolo Vanin & Juan Vargas (ed.), A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime, chapter 14, pages 305-319, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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