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Ecowas And Conflict Prevention In West Africa: Confronting The Triple Threats, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, A. Sarjoh Bah
Ecowas And Conflict Prevention In West Africa: Confronting The Triple Threats, Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, A. Sarjoh Bah
Emmanuel Kwesi Aning
In this paper, Dr. A. Sarjoh Bah and Dr. Kwesi Aning, addresses three critical transnational challenges, referred to as the “triple threats” confronting West Africa, namely: governance, drug trafficking and small arms and light weapons. They contend that the combined effects of these threats could undermine the security and stability of the entire sub-region. Consequently the analysis focuses on policy responses by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in confronting the triple threats and offers specific recommendations on how these responses can be enhanced. Among other things, the authors call on ECOWAS to articulate its concerns relating to …
The Relocation Of Crime, Catherine C. De Fontenay
The Relocation Of Crime, Catherine C. De Fontenay
Catherine de Fontenay
We add a new sector called Crime to a traditional two-sector two-input Heckscher-Ohlin model of trade between countries. Trade is found to increase crime in the resource-rich country and to reduce crime in the resource-poor country by an equal amount. The negative externality from increased crime can be strong enough to cancel out the gains from trade for the resource-rich country. The paper also explores the impact of aid, capital flows, and migration on crime rates, and how crime shapes the degree of specialization in each economy.
Comparativo Histórico De La Seguridad Ciudadana Y La Violencia Urbana, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Lorena Flores H. Soc.
Comparativo Histórico De La Seguridad Ciudadana Y La Violencia Urbana, Jaime F. Erazo Espinosa Arq., Lorena Flores H. Soc.
Jaime Erazo
El ‘comparativo’ presentado en la sección del mismo nombre de URVIO, Revista Latinoamericana de Seguridad Ciudadana, se propone contribuir al desarrollo de una perspectiva histórica en los estudios sociales sobre la seguridad ciudadana en América Latina. Eso supone no sólo abrir varios espacios históricos para discutir problemáticas relacionadas con distintos momentos sino para reflexionar sobre el papel de la historia en el desarrollo de los estudios sobre seguridad ciudadana, en los siglos XIX, XX e inicios del XXI. En el ‘comparativo’ se destaca la evolución de las siguientes temáticas: • El Código Penal y la supresión de la pena de …