Publication Date
2005
Keywords
Underdevelopment, right to arms, Zambia, Kenya, AIDS, Malaria, DDT
Abstract
Using case studies from Latin America, Kenya, and Zambia, this article examines the claim of gun prohibition advocates that the presence of small arms is a cause of economic underdevelopment. The article also details the harmful effects of UN policy regarding malaria and AIDS in the Third World.
Recommended Citation
David B. Kopel, Paul Gallant & Joanne D. Eisen, Does the Right to Bear Arms Impede or Promote Economic Development?, 6 Engage 85 (2005).
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