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Get PriceThe Economic Impact of Counterfeiting and Piracy. ISBN: 978-92-64-04551-4. Published: June 2008. Pages: 397. Table of contents How to obtain this publication. Responding to concerns in governments and the business community, the OECD launched a project in 2005 to assess the magnitude and impact of counterfeiting and piracy.
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Get PriceTHE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PIRACY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA David Rosenberg P iracy is an ancient,persistent,and elusive phenomenon in the South China Sea. In the past two decades it has increased substantially, leading to a re-newed interest in piracy and its possible nexus with maritime terrorism, espe-cially after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States. Although it has been
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Get PricePurpose – Poverty and inequality undoubtedly remain substantial challenges to economic and human developments amid growing emphasis on IPRs (with recent advances in ICTs) and good governance. In the first empirical study on the incidence of piracy on inequality in Africa, we examine how a plethora of factors (IPRs laws, education ICTs and government quality) are instrumental in the piracy ...
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Get Price17/01/2020 The effect of piracy on crew and their safety continues to be a cause for concern. It also directly impacts maritime activity as well as economic development. The International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology estimates that the global damage caused by piracy is at $ 6.6 to $ 6.9 billion through commercial fraud, loss of cargo or delay.
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Get PriceThe economic history of piracy has been well documented with other former “pirate hotspots” worldwide; however, there is little data available on the microeconomic affects of piracy. This article explores the underlying reasons of why Somalis have turned to piracy as a “profession,” and offers recommendations for the international community to eliminate piracy effectively through non ...
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Get PriceTHE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PIRACY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA David Rosenberg P iracy is an ancient,persistent,and elusive phenomenon in the South China Sea. In the past two decades it has increased substantially, leading to a re-newed interest in piracy and its possible nexus with maritime terrorism, espe-cially after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States. Although it has been
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