| ID | 101344 |
| Title Proper | State capacity in postconflict settings |
| Other Title Information | explaining criminal violence in El Salvador and Guatemala |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Richani, Nazih |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article proposes a systemic approach to explore the determinants of homicides. This approach examines two interrelated factors: a) the interplay between state capacities and the opportunity costs of crime; and b) consequently, the political economy of this interplay. In this article I argue that weakened state capacities in the postconflict period in El Salvador and Guatemala have helped in the creation of a systemic relationship interlocking states' agents and criminal organizations in a modality that perpetuates high rates of homicides. My purpose in this article is to discern core elements of this systemic relationship, its dynamics, and political economy and to answer: what is maintaining the system? |
| `In' analytical Note | Civil Wars Vol. 12, No. 4; Dec 2010: p431-455 |
| Journal Source | Civil Wars Vol. 12, No. 4; Dec 2010: p431-455 |
| Key Words | El Salvador ; Guatemala ; Homicides ; Conflict ; Crime ; Human Rights ; Criminal Violence |