Publication Date
5-2020
Date of Final Oral Examination (Defense)
3-2-2020
Type of Culminating Activity
Thesis
Degree Title
Master of Arts in Political Science
Department
Political Science
Supervisory Committee Chair
Ross Burkhart, Ph.D.
Supervisory Committee Member
Nisha Bellinger, Ph.D.
Supervisory Committee Member
Chris Birdsall, Ph.D.
Abstract
The presence of organized crime is common across all income levels, but the effects of organized crime differ between low-income and middle-income countries. Institutionally, socially, and economically, criminal organizations make contributions which affect the states they are in. This paper theorizes that the contributions made by organized crime help development in low-income countries, then later harms development in middle-income countries. Empirical tests find that the direct effects of organized crime are not significant in low and middle-income countries. The indirect effects of organized crime – corruption in the public sector — have a negative effect on development.
DOI
10.18122/td/1669/boisestate
Recommended Citation
Kelshaw, Katie, "Organized Crime and Development in Low and Middle-Income Countries" (2020). Boise State University Theses and Dissertations. 1669.
10.18122/td/1669/boisestate