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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Violence has a major impact on the people and economies of developing nations.
Chapter 3: In many developing nations, law enforcement fails to protect the poor.
Chapter 4: Police and justice systems in developing countries are often broken and ineffective.
Chapter 5: Developing nations inherited colonial justice systems built to shield the elite.
Chapter 6: Private justice systems are replacing public ones, deepening inequality between rich and poor.
Chapter 7: Very little development aid has gone into criminal justice, but that may soon shift.
Chapter 8: The Project Lantern program shows how NGOs can strengthen criminal justice systems.
Description
The Locust Effect (2014) argues that foreign aid is only useful to developing countries if their impoverished citizens have protection from violence and crime. Without this, aid money is wasted because neither individuals nor businesses are safe to grow. Financial donations should aim to strengthen national criminal justice systems, so countries can serve themselves in the long run.
Who Should Listen
- Students of political science, international relations and foreign policy
- Donors and sponsors looking to help the developing world
- Anyone interested in global development