Gangs and organized crime

Ben Lessing and Maria Micaela Sviatschi

Chapter 14 in A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime, 2022, pp 305-319 from Edward Elgar Publishing

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.

Keywords: Economics and Finance; Law - Academic; Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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