Global Burden of Armed Violence 2011: Lethal Encounters

The Global Burden of Armed Violence 2011 takes an integrated approach to the complex and volatile dynamics of armed violence around the world.

This volume also assesses the linkages between violent death rates and socio-economic development, demonstrating that homicide rates are higher wherever income disparity, extreme poverty, and hunger are high. It challenges the use of simple analytical classifications and policy responses, and offers researchers and policy-makers new tools for studying and tackling different forms of violence.

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