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"A Modern Guide to the Economics of Crime discusses the evolution of a field, whose growing relevance among scholars … and policymakers is partly related to the persistence of crime and violence around the world and partly to the remarkable … progress made in recent years in the economic analysis of individual and organised crime. Such progress is related to the so …
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The book begins with a discussion of how shutting down the pipelines of funding is as important as dismantling the terrorist cells themselves. Next, the book covers the various means and methods used by terrorist groups to raise money, and examines how money is transferred globally to finance...
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Contents: Introduction -- 1. Convenience in white-collar crime -- 2. Economical dimension of convenience theory -- 3 …Ever since Sutherland coined the term 'white-collar crime', researchers have struggled to understand and explain why … some individuals abuse their privileged positions of trust and commit financial crime. This book makes a novel contribution …
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"Product counterfeits and other brand infringements represent a growing and substantial risk to firms, consumers, and society. While policing such illicit activity is important, there is much that firms can do to protect themselves and their customers. Grounded in field research and practice,...
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This highly innovative and intriguing book applies principles of microeconomics to unusual settings to inspire students, teachers and scholars alike in the 'dismal science'. Leading experts show how economics reaches into the strangest of places and throws light onto the occasionally dark side...
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and implications for PTA Design / Russell Hillberry -- Multilateralism and FTAs : a Chinese perspective on an Australia …-China FTA / Dashu Wang -- Manufacturing products and related issues in a free trade agreement between China and Australia … -- Resources sector and foreign investment / Yinhua Mai and Philip Adams -- Intellectual property in a possible China-Australia …
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theory and practice in Australia. Policymakers are striving to strike a balance between the pros and cons of a property … regulation. The current movement in Australia is toward the use of markets, and numerous reforms are either underway or under … rights to water in Victoria, Australia -- 5. A property framework for water markets : the role of law -- 6. Registration of …
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The case studies and analyses developed in this timely book provide insight into the structural features of small and medium-sized firms in the information technology sector, and the implications of these features for the careers of people who are employed by them
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on pension funds in the United States and Australia. The final section of this in-depth study discusses the role of …
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Contents: Introduction -- Part I: Managing academics -- 1. Managing academics -- 2. Academic work and identity -- 3. A question of perspective -- Part II: Key perspectives -- 4. Managerialism -- 5. Professionalism -- 6. Quality of worklife -- 7. Prosocial identity -- Part III: Perspective taking...
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