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 or family. Reports of violent incidents appear in the media on a daily basis. Despite 10 years of strong economic growth, with an increase in GDP of over 8 percent in 2011, there is a perception is that crime and violence have an impact on the business climate in the country, and that the costs to development are significant. This paper is the fourth in a series produced by the World Bank as part of the study "Socioeconomic Costs of Crime and Violence in PNG". The aim of the study has been to conduct targeted data collection and mine existing information sources, creating new analyses, in order to feed an informed dialogue among key stakeholders in PNG, and to help the business community in their ongoing discussions. As such, the study provides an overview of costs according to key themes along with presenting relevant empirical evidence, rather than a detailed accounting.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Lakhani, Sadaf, Willman, Alys M.
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-05
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
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