Institutional Quality, Economic Misery and Crime Rate in Nigeria
References
- Adelowokan, O. A., Maku, O. E., Babasanya, A. O., &Adesoye, A. B. (2019). Unemployment, Poverty and Economic Growth in Nigeria. Journal of Economics and Management, 35(1), 5–17. https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2019.35.0110.22367/jem.2019.35.01
- Adekoya, A. F., Razak, N. A. A. (2018). Property Crime as a Consequence of Economic Misery: Does Social Welfare Matter? Acta Economica Et Turistica, 4(1), 11–20. (in Horwath)
- Ahmad, A., Ali, S., & Ahmad, N. (2014). Crime and Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Evidence from Pakistan. Journal of Basic and Applied Scientific Research, 4(4), 31–41.
- Ajide, F. M., Bankefa, I., & Ajisafe, R. A. (2018). Criminal Activities and Firms’ Market Power: Evidence from Nigerian Banking Industry. Global Business Review, 19(5), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/097215091878863210.1177/0972150918788632
- Alexeyeva, M., & Patrignani, A. (1994). Crime and Crime Prevention in Moscow. United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), Rome.
- Alvazzi Del Frate, A., Hatalak, O., & Zvekic, U. (1998). The International Crime Victim Survey in Countries in Transition: National Reports. UNICRI, Rome.
- Amin, S. (2019). The Endless Nexus between Ethnic Diversity, Social Exclusion and Institutional Quality of Pakistan. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 39(3/4), 182–200. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-06-2018-010810.1108/IJSSP-06-2018-0108
- Bahmani-Oskooee, M. & Oyolola, M. (2009). Poverty Reduction and Aid: Cross-Country Evidence. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 29(5/6), 264–273. https://doi.org/10.1108/0144333091096579610.1108/01443330910965796
- Becker, G. S. (1968).Crime and Punishment: An Economic Approach. Journal of Political Economy, 76(2), 169–217. https://doi.org/10.1086/25939410.1086/259394
- Blanco, L., & Ruiz, I. (2013). The Impact of Crime and Insecurity on Trust in Democracy and Institutions. American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, 103(3), 284–288. http://dx.doi.org/10.1257/aer.103.3.28410.1257/aer.103.3.284
- Blanco, L. (2012). The Impact of Insecurity on Democracy and Trust in Institutions in Mexico. Rand Working Paper WR940. https://doi.org/10.7249/WR94010.7249/WR940
- Bohm, R. M. (1982). Radical Criminology: An Explication. Criminology, 19(4), 65–89. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00439.x10.1111/j.1745-9125.1982.tb00439.x
- Cantor, D., & Land, K. C. (1985). Unemployment and Crime Rates in the Post-World War II United States: A theoretical and Empirical Analysis. American Sociological Review, 50(3), 317–332. https://doi.org/10.2307/209554210.2307/2095542
- Ceobanu, A. M., Wood, C. H., & Ribeiro, L. (2010). Crime Victimization and Public Support for Democracy: Evidence from Latin America. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 23(1), 56–78. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edq04010.1093/ijpor/edq040
- Chambliss, William J. (1976). The State and Criminal Law. In Whose law? What order? ed. W. J. Chambliss and M. Mankoff. New York: Wiley.
- Chowdhury, S. K. (2004) The Effect of Democracy and Press Freedom on Corruption: An Empirical Test. Economics Letters, 85(1), 93–101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2004.03.02410.1016/j.econlet.2004.03.024
- Deadman, D., & MacDonald, Z. (2002). Why has Crime Fallen? An Economic Perspective. Institute of Economic Affairs, Blackwell Publisher, pp. 5–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0270.0036510.1111/1468-0270.00365
- Di Tella, R., Mac Culloch, R. J., & Oswald, A. J. (2001). Preferences over Inflation and Unemployment: Evidence from Surveys of Happiness. The American Economic Review, 91(1), 335–341. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.91.1.33510.1257/aer.91.1.335
- Durkheim, E. (1947). The Division of Labor in Society. Translated by George Simpson. New York: Free Press.
- Elias, N. (1978). The Civilising Process. 2 vol. Translated by Edmund Jephcott. New York: Urizen Books.
- Eisner, M. (2001). Modernization, Self-Control, and Lethal Violence: The Long-Term Dynamics of European Homicide Rates in Theoretical Perspective. British Journal of Criminology, 41(4), 618–638. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/41.4.61810.1093/bjc/41.4.618
- Ehrlich, I. (1973). Participation in Illegitimate Activities: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation. The Journal of Political Economy, 81(3), 521–565. https://doi.org/10.1086/26005810.1086/260058
- Femi, J. A., Adeyemi, M. A., & Jabaru, S. O. (2015). On the Estimation of Crime Rate in the Southwest of Nigeria: Principal Component Analysis Approach. Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 15(2), 1–9.
- Fasakin, A. (2015). State and Democratization in Nigeria. Democracy and Security, 11(3), 298–317. https://doi.org/10.1080/17419166.2015.106869410.1080/17419166.2015.1068694
- Fernandez, K. E., & Michelle Kuenzi, M. (2006). Crime and Support for Democracy: Revisiting Modernization Theory. Afrobarometer Working Paper No. 64. Retrieved from www.afrobarometer.org
- Goel, R. V., & Nelson, M. A. (2005). Economic Freedom versus Political Freedom: Cross Country Influences on Corruption. Australian Economic Papers, 44(2), 121–133. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8454.2005.00253.x10.1111/j.1467-8454.2005.00253.x
- Hartwell, C. A. (2014). Capitalism and (versus?) Democracy: Stock Markets and Democratization in Transition. Applied Economics Letters, 21(14), 979–983. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2014.90201810.1080/13504851.2014.902018
- Huntington, S. P. (1993). The Third Wave: Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
- Igbinedion, S. O., & Ebomoyi, I. (2017). Socio-Economic Determinants of Crime: Further Evidence from Nigeria. Annals of the University of Petroşani, Economics, 17(1), 101–114.
- Ilorah, R. (2009). Ethnic Bias, Favouritismand Development in Africa. Development Southern Africa, 26(5), 695–707. https://doi.org/10.1080/0376835090330320910.1080/03768350903303209
- Islam, A. (2014). Economic Growth and Crime against Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Developing Economies. Small Business Economics, 43(3), 677–695. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-014-9548-610.1007/s11187-014-9548-6
- Iyekekpolo, W. O. (2018). Political Elites and the Rise of the Boko Haram Insurgency in Nigeria. Terrorism and Political Violence, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2017.140043110.1080/09546553.2017.1400431
- Kolstad, I., & Wiig A. (2016) Does Democracy Reduce Corruption? Democratization, 23(7), 1198–1215. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2015.107179710.1080/13510347.2015.1071797
- Lafree, G., & Tseloni, A. (2006). Democracy and Crime: A Multilevel Analysis of Homicide Trends in Forty-Four Countries, 1950-2000. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 605, 25–49. https://doi.org/10.1177/000271620628716910.1177/0002716206287169
- Lin, M-J. (2007). Does Democracy Increase Crime? The Evidence from International Data. Journal of Comparative Economics, 35(3), 467–483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jce.2007.06.00110.1016/j.jce.2007.06.001
- Lorde, T., Jackman, M., Naitram, S., & Lowe, S. (2016). Does Crime Depend on the “State” of Economic Misery? International Journal of Social Economics, 43(11),1124–1134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-03-2015-004710.1108/IJSE-03-2015-0047
- Munir, S., Asghar, N., & Rehman, H., (2017). An Analysis of the Interrelationship Among Crime, Misery Index and Institutional Quality: A Case Study of Pakistan. Journal of Political Studies, 24(1), 383–406.
- National Bureau of Statistics (NBS, 2018). Crime statistics: Reported cases by state and type. Abuja: NBS Publications.
- Obamuyi, T. M., & Olayiwola, S. O. (2019). Corruption and Economic Growth in India and Nigeria. Journal of Economics and Management, 35(1), 80–105. https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2019.35.0510.22367/jem.2019.35.05
- Olowu, D. (2002). Crime and Violence in Contemporary Nigeria: A Socio-Legal Therapy for Sustainable Democracy. IFE Psychologia, 10(1), 135–143. https://doi.org/10.4314/ifep.v10i1.2348010.4314/ifep.v10i1.23480
- Özcan, S. E., & Açıkalın, S. (2015). Relationship between Misery Index and Lottery Games: The Case of Turkey. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 5(7), 159–164.
- Piraee, K., & Barzegar, M. (2011). The Relationship between the Misery Index and Crimes: Evidence from Iran. Asian Journal of Law and Economics, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.2202/2154-4611.101810.2202/2154-4611.1018
- Piccone, T. (September, 2017). Democracy and Violent Crime. Brookings Policy Brief. Retrieved from www.brookings.edu/democracy-security-dialogue
- Quann, N., & Hung, K. (2002). Victimization Experience and the Fear of Crime: A Cross National Study. In Crime Victimization in Comparative Perspective: Results from the International Crime Victims Survey, 1989-2000, ed. Paul Nieuwbeerta. Den Haag, Netherlands: Boom Juridischeuitgevers.
- Rock, T. M. (2009). Corruption and Democracy. The Journal of Development Studies, 45(1), 55–75. https://doi.org/10.1080/0022038080246857910.1080/00220380802468579
- Saboor, A., Sadiq, S., Khan, A. U., & Hameed, G. (2016). Dynamic Reflections of Crimes, Quasi Democracy and Misery Index in Pakistan. Soc. Indicators Research, 133(1), 31–34. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-016-1348-810.1007/s11205-016-1348-8
- Teles, V. K. (2004). The Effects of Macroeconomic Policies on Crime. Economics Bulletin, 11(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.48750410.2139/ssrn.487504
- Tang, C. F., & Lean, H. H. (2007). Will Inflation Increase Crime Rate? New Evidence from Bounds and Modified Wald Tests. Global Crime, 8(4), 311–323. https://doi.org/10.1080/1744057070173969410.1080/17440570701739694
- Tang, C. F., & Lean, H. H. (2009). New Evidence from the Misery Index in the Crime Function. Economics Letters, 102(2), 112–115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2008.11.02610.1016/j.econlet.2008.11.026
- Tang, C. F. (2009). The Linkages among Inflation, Unemployment and Crime Rates in Malaysia. International Journal of Economics and Management, 3(1), 50–61.
- Treisman, D. (2000). The Causes of Corruption: a Cross-National Study. Journal of Public Economics, 76(3), 399–457. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0047-2727(99)00092-410.1016/S0047-2727(99)00092-4
- Wang, N., Shah, M. H., Ali, K., Abbas, S., & Ullah, S. (2019). Financial Structure, Misery Index, and Economic Growth: Time Series Empirics from Pakistan. Journal of Risk Financial Management, 12(2), 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm1202010010.3390/jrfm12020100
- Uche, C., Nwogwugwu, U. C., & Uzoechina, B. I. (2015). Impact of Economic Crimes on Nigeria’s Economic Prosperity under a Democratic Framework. International Journal of Business and Management, 10(9), 163–189. https://doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v10n9p16310.5539/ijbm.v10n9p163
- Uggen, C. (2012). Crime and the Great Recession, Recession Briefs, Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford, CA.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eb-2019-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2256-0394
Language: English
Page range: 170 - 182
Published on: Oct 30, 2019
Published by: Riga Technical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year
Keywords:
Related subjects:
© 2019 Folorunsho M. Ajide, published by Riga Technical University
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.