Abstract:
Hernán Flom on the use and abuse of insecurity as an issue in Argentine politics.
Argentina is by no means the most dangerous country in Latin America. Its homicide rate, 5.5 per 100,000, is among the lowest in the region according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. By comparison, the rates in Brazil, Mexico, and Venezuela are much higher at 21, 22.7, and 45.1 per 100,000 respectively. So why talk about violent crime in Argentina at all?
Publication date:
August 16, 2012
Publication type:
Berkeley Review of Latin American Studies Article
