ON THE ECONOMICS OF ORGANIZED CRIME By Vimal Kumar and Stergios Skaperdas Department of Economics University of California‚ Irvine Irvine‚ CA 92697 Revised: February 13‚ 2008 Prepared for inclusion in: Garoupa‚ Nuno (ed.)‚ Criminal Law and Economics ABSTRACT: The core function of organized crime is the selling of protection. Protection can be real‚ against third-party crime‚ or manufactured by the organized crime groups themselves. Mafias and gangs emerge in areas of weak state control‚ because
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Introduction “Home ownership” is the dream of all Chinese people‚ many people even cannot have a house through their whole life. High housing and rental price is one of the most hot topics among the individual and the society. It reflects not only our many contradictions of our society‚ but also the inevitable result of the gap of wealth. High housing prices are indeed able to undermine the whole society. That’s why I plan to research the main reasons for this phenomenon and the resulting problems
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Global Segment: Technological Segment: E-commerce becoming prevalent‚ The Swatch has given special interest to the areas of technology such as microelectronics and micromechanics. Political/ Legal Segment: The policy of price fixing amongst the big watch groups within the UK has some negative impact to the industry in general and Swatch in particular‚ as it is at the forefront of this allegation. 3. Company Analysis i. Business Model (How they make money) ii. Strategic Competencies (Use
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My classmates and I recently saw Watch on the Rhine by Lilian Hellman performed at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. The play was directed by Jackie Maxwell. The main characters were portrayed by Marsha Mason‚ Thomas Keegan‚ Lisa Bruneau‚ Andrew Long‚ J Anthony Crane‚ Natalia Payne‚ Ethan Miller‚ Heidi Kaplan‚ and Tyler Bowman. It was my first time seeing theater-in-the-round; it was an amazing experience. Theater-in-the-round is much more engaging and realistic than a proscenium stage. Along with
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Biotechnology BSc THESIS PROJECT PROPOSAL PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF ANNEALING TREATED YAM&SWEET POTATO STARCHES I/Project general information Name of study : Physicochemical and functional properties of annealing treated sweet and yam potato starches Field of study: Food biotechnology Supervisors: Dr. Pham Van Hung Host institute: school of biotechnology at HCM international university Time: 1/2013-5/2013 Budget estimation: II/- RESEARCH PROPOSAL 1.AIM: * Prepareration
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Good and Evil: An Analysis of Night Watch Introduction “Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom‚ innocence with understanding‚ and lack of purpose with self-actualization” (Bennett). Innocence can by defined in many ways. Some believe that it is the lack of corruption‚ others believe that it is a lack of understanding‚ and some think it means that a person accused of a crime is not guilty. Everybody starts out
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Another strategy to prevent future weight gain and reduce obesity in populations is urban planning‚ and creating environments with incentive for healthy eating and physical exercise. Effective urban planning and community design encourages the population to travel to work using other modes of transportation‚ such as biking or walking‚ and ensures that the meets of individuals are being met in their community (Frank‚ Andersen & Schmid 2004). This can be done by creating communities where schools‚
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About 70 years ago at the conclusion of the World Wars and at the beginning of the cold war‚ America was entering a golden age as it emerged as an economic superpower while many other countries were devastated by the conflicts. This economic prosperity allowed the middle class to grow in America‚ and for many to Americans to gain employment (Postwar Economy). The post-World War era in America also saw the growth of suburbs as many Americans were now able to purchase automobiles and live farther away
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With the current presidential race underway‚ a certain level of political segregation is brought to light. While Republican candidates volley vigorously on ideas such as a flat tax rate and the termination of Planned Parenthood‚ Democratic nominees have no other option but to support the contrasting opinions of a graduated tax and the continual funding of Planned Parenthood. Political parties hold steadfast to their viewpoints‚ which are not to be shared by the opposing faction. Presidential candidate
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Proposal of a Collaborative Learning Standardization Toshio Okamoto‚ Mizue Kayama and Alexandra Cristea University of Electro- Communications Graduate School of Information Systems {okamoto‚ kayama‚ alex}ai.is.uec.ac.jp Abstract This paper reports on considerations and steps towards standardization [2] of the collaborative learning environment. This standardization will extend and widen the field of applications possible within the collaborative learning paradigm‚ and will make possible
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