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Crime in Europe : Causes and Consequences /

The more generous social welfare system in Europe is one of the most important differences between the European and the US society. Defenders of the European welfare state argue that it improves social cohesion and prevents crime. On the other hand, the US economy is performing quite well such that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Entorf, Horst
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Spengler, Hannes
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002.
Subjects:
Economics.
Criminal law.
Econometrics.
Social policy.
Criminology.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Summary of Recent Research on Socio-economic Causes, Interactions and Consequences of Crime
  • Research on Causes and Interactions of Crime; The Impact of Crime on Economic Performance; Summary of Crime Related Indicators; Development of the Parameterised Model
  • The Methodology; The Parameterised Model; Validation of the Parameterised Model
  • Data Availability; Empirical Results Based on National Data; Empirical Results Based on Regional Data; Conclusions
  • Appendix
  • References.