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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Ethical Behavior As It Relates To The Bible Leviticus 19:11 "Don’t steal. Don’t lie. Don’t deceive anyone.” I consider this passage to be a moral aspect of all business ethics. As owners‚ stockholders‚ or consumers we do not want to be lied to or provided with false information about anything that will lead us to invest our time‚ money‚ and/or purchasing a particular product. The same goes for stealing as well. No one wants to have anything taken away from them without their consent or knowledge
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The method of gathering information I have chosen for my primary research is an interview as I think it is a method that isn’t very time consuming for giving excellent data. I am going to ask prepared questions in the hope of getting plenty of honest opinions. I can clarify any questions not understood. I hope that the interviewee will attempt all questions and answer then in detail and efficiently. There are no costs involved such as postage or photocopying. Aim The aim of my primary research
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National University APA Parenthetical Citation Examples (Citing an author in the text of your paper) APA style uses parenthetical in-text citations to tell readers where you obtained your information or ideas. You must credit any information you get from another source‚ including paraphrased text‚ direct quotations‚ and original ideas. In-text citations usually contain the author’s last name and the date of publication‚ and are usually placed at the end of the sentence or paragraph that
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Scene Analysis – Act 3 Scene 1 Act 3‚ Scene 1 of ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare outlines significant aspects within the play‚ such as the fate or destiny of Romeo and the deaths of Tybalt and Mercutio. I will explore such themes of this momentous scene. The scene describes Benvolio and Mercutio wanting to retire due to the immense heat of the boiling sun‚ also implying that hot temperature would tend to create hot tempers! Although before doing so‚ they encounter Tybalt and
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Andrea Aganetti Registration Number: 201351933 DESIGN METHODS FOR SYSTEMS INTEGRATION A State Of The Art Investigation “I declare that this submission is entirely my own original work. I declare that‚ except where fully reference direct quotations have been included‚ no aspect of this submission has been copied from any other source. I declare that all other works cited in this submission have been appropriately referenced. I understand that any act of Academic Dishonesty such as plagiarism
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Section C-Evaluation of Sources OPVL # 1 Origin: This document is a secondary source because the author used many sources to create this document. It was written by David Horner and published by Rosen Publishing in 2010. Purpose: The intended audience for this document is people who are interested in learning about World War II in the Pacific. The purpose of this book is to document Japan’s expansion and the war in the Pacific between US and Japan. Value: We can verify the content
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Unit 3 Investigating Marketing By ASIM BEHARI Contents Page Page No A) Identifying Marketing Aims and Objectives - Introduction - Product decisions 4 - Marketing aims and objectives - Target market and segmentation B) Using Appropriate Methods of Market Research - Choice of Product - Price - Promotion - Place - Competitors - Overall Market Context - Target Market/Segment - Evaluation of Methods C) Choosing an Appropriate
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PART I: SCENARIO 2: 1.Purpose- Why does the moon appear to change over the course of the month? Research-Position of the sun‚ Earth‚ and moon at different times of a month Hypothesis-Relationship of the sun‚ Earth‚ and moon create shadows on the moon Experiment-Light bulb represents sun‚ large beach ball represents Earth‚ and small foam ball represents moon 2.The three variables Lizzie can control are the rotation of the Earth and moon
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Aim: To investigate the difference between the melting point of dark and milk chocolate. Hypothesis: If both chocolate is heated then dark chocolate will melt faster because milk chocolate has more fats Variables (i) Independent: Two substances will be tested dark chocolate and milk chocolate. (ii) Dependent: The temperature at which each substance melts
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