Just like nearly every aspect of human experience, civil conflict, crime, and violence have become increasingly global. There are more civil wars today than at any time since the end of World War II, and these conflicts have been displacing more people ever further from their countries of origin. Transnational terrorism has reached a 50-year high both in terms of its incidence and the number of reported fatalities. Cross-border criminal markets--illicit drugs, human trafficking, wildlife trade, etc.--take a heavy toll on the societies they affect. This Policy Research Report offers a unified framework to take stock of the theoretical and empirical literature on crime, conflict, and violence and discuss the how the international community organizes itself to address security as a regional and global public good.

Book Information
ISBN 9781464814525
Author World Bank
Format Paperback
Page Count 184
Imprint World Bank Publications
Publisher World Bank Publications