The massive economic cost of violence in Mexico must be matched by higher public spending

Iqbal, Mohib and Cabrera, José Luengo (2018) The massive economic cost of violence in Mexico must be matched by higher public spending. LSE Latin America and Caribbean Blog (27 Jun 2018). Website.

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The financial burden of violence for the Mexican economy will require a significant adjustment to the federal government's internal security expenditure, irrespective of who wins the upcoming election, write Mohib Iqbal and José Luengo Cabrera (Institute for Economics and Peace).

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2018/06/27/t...
Additional Information:	© 2018 The Authors
Divisions:	IGA: Latin America and Caribbean Centre
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology J Political Science > JL Political institutions (America except United States)
JEL classification:	H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H56 - National Security and War
Date Deposited:	23 Nov 2018 14:19
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 13:40
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/90721

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