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dc.titleThe Political Economy of Citizen Security: A Conceptual Framework
dc.contributor.authorFlom, Hernán
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.coverageThe Caribbean
dc.date.available2018-10-04T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2018-08-31T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractMost Latin American countries face a systemic challenge in providing citizen security. In other words, the region’s current insecurity is not only the responsibility of state actors in isolation, but also a product of the entire policymaking process(PMP) to understand policy outcomes. Many problems in this area spring from the lack of coordination among state actors—or from coordination in the service of their own interests rather than those of the wider population. Addressing citizen security thus requires considering the incentives of all actors involved in the policymaking process and the arenas in which they make decisions. This paper first reviews evidence-based studies, then presents a condensed theoretical framework of the political economy of citizen insecurity. The paper concludes with recommendations for implementing this theoretical framework and evaluates the methodological and logistical challenges it presents.
dc.format.extent77
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001237
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/The-Political-Economy-of-Citizen-Security-A-Conceptual-Framework.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectPolitical Economy
dc.subjectCitizen Security and Crime Prevention
dc.subjectPublic Administration
dc.subject.jelcodeD02 - Institutions: Design, Formation, Operations, and Impact
dc.subject.jelcodeD73 - Bureaucracy • Administrative Processes in Public Organizations • Corruption
dc.subject.jelcodeD78 - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
dc.subject.jelcodeK14 - Criminal Law
dc.subject.jelcodeL14 - Transactional Relationships • Contracts and Reputation • Networks
dc.subject.jelcodeL38 - Public Policy
dc.subject.keywordsPolicymaking process;Crime;Citizen security;Latin America
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberTechnical Notes
idb.operationRG-T2516
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