Opening up or closing off: Urbanisation, violent crime, and the “poverty penalty” in Ghana’s four largest cities

Adobea Yaa Owusu; Martin Oteng-Ababio; George Owusu; Charlotte Wrigley-Asante; Martin Wiredu Agyekum

doi:10.4324/9781351254649-3

Opening up or closing off: Urbanisation, violent crime, and the “poverty penalty” in Ghana’s four largest cities

Adobea Yaa Owusu
, Martin Oteng-Ababio
, George Owusu
, Charlotte Wrigley-Asante
, Martin Wiredu Agyekum

University of Ghana

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3 Citations (Scopus)

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Reducing Urban Violence in the Global South
Subtitle of host publication	Towards Safe and Inclusive Cities
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	40-65
Number of pages	26
ISBN (Electronic)	9781351254632
ISBN (Print)	9780815368427
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351254649-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2019
Externally published	Yes

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