Gates, Hired Guns and Mistrust - Business Unusual : The Cost of Crime and Violence to Businesses in Papua New Guinea

High levels of crime and violence are widely viewed as a critical constraint to development in Papua New Guinea (PNG). The most casual discussion on the topic inevitably elicits stories of personal experiences of victimization, or those of friends...

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Main Authors:	Lakhani, Sadaf, Willman, Alys M.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABUSE ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCOUNTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING ALCOHOL ASSAULT ASSAULTS ASSETS BIASES BUSINESS ACTIVITY BUSINESS ASSOCIATION BUSINESS CENTERS BUSINESS CLIMATE BUSINESS COMMUNITIES BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUSINESS DECISIONS BUSINESS ENTERPRISE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS EXPERIENCES BUSINESS LEADER BUSINESS LEADERS BUSINESS MANAGER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES BUSINESS OWNER BUSINESS OWNERS BUSINESS SECTOR BUSINESS SECTORS BUSINESS STRATEGY BUSINESSES CERTIFICATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CIVIL SOCIETY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS CONFIDENTIALITY CORRUPTION COURTS CREATIVE SOLUTIONS CRIME CRIME PREVENTION CRIME RATE CRIME RATES CRIME VICTIMIZATION CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR CYCLE OF VIOLENCE DEGRADING TREATMENT DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRUGS ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION SYSTEM EMERGENCY LOANS EMPLOYEE EMPLOYERS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENTERPRISE SURVEYS ENTREPRENEUR ENTRY POINT EQUIPMENT ETHNIC GROUPS EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXTORTION EXTORTIONS FAMILIES FEAR OF CRIME FINANCE COMPANIES FINANCIAL COSTS FIREARMS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT GANG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS GUN GUNS HARDWARE HIGH CRIME HOMICIDE HOMICIDE RATE HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN RESOURCES HUSBAND HUSBANDS INEQUALITIES INEQUALITY INITIATIVE INJURIES INSECURITIES INSECURITY INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS INVENTORY INVESTMENT DECISIONS JUSTICE KIDNAPPING KNOWLEDGE BASE LAW ENFORCEMENT LAW MAKERS LAW REFORM LAWYERS LEVELS OF CRIME LICENSE LOAN MANUFACTURING MARKET COMPETITION MARKET PLACE MARKET PLACES MEDIA MICRO BUSINESSES MICROFINANCE MINISTER MISAPPROPRIATION MULTINATIONAL NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES NEW BUSINESSES NEW COMPANIES NEW MARKETS OUTREACH PEOPLES PERPETRATORS POLICE PRISON PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PROSECUTOR PROTOCOL RAPE RATES OF CRIME REGISTRY RESULT RESULTS RETAIL STORES ROBBERY RURAL BUSINESS SEARCH SECURITY COMPANY SECURITY FORCES SECURITY SERVICES SITES SMALL BUSINESS SMALL BUSINESS OWNER SMALL BUSINESSES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIAL PRESSURE SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS TELEPHONE THEFT TOBACCO TORTURE URBAN AREAS VICTIMS VILLAGE VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN VIOLENCE PREVENTION WEAPON WEAPONS WOMAN YOUTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/05/19632139/gates-hired-guns-mistrust-business-unusual-cost-crime-violence-businesses-papua-new-guinea http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18973