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Defending Organized Crime? A Note [PDF]
The Journal of Legal Studies, 1979 IN his paper "A Defense of Organized Crime?" James M. Buchanan' argued that the commonplace "monopoly in the supply of goods is socially undesirable" implies that "monopoly in the supply of 'bads' should be socially desirable."2 Since crime is a social "bad," he suggested that monopoly in illegal activities such as prostitution, gambling, smuggling ...
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract To solidify their power over society, totalitarian regimes will usually eliminate any dissent, any perceived threats early on. These threats include not only political enemies but also educated and independent segments of society, such as professional associations.
Michael Hortsch
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COMBATING ORGANIZED CRIME IN UKRAINE: CURRENT PROBLEMS AND POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS
Стратегічна панорамаThis article presents the findings of a state-of-the-art analysis of Ukrainian legislation in the field of combating organized crime. The authors focus on specific features of meeting Ukraine’s obligations under the United Nations Convention against ...
Олександр Володимирович Шамара +1 more
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The impact of organized crime on inter-regional price disparities in Russia is estimated for each year from 1992 to 2000, and over the panel of 1993-2000, using a sample of 70 Russian regions, and that of 50 regions from the European part of the country.
Gluschenko, Konstantin
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The history of anatomical engagement
Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract The public's fascination with anatomy has evolved over time and progressed from avoidance of the tainted yet saintly corpse, to their fascination with cabinets of curiosities. The current narrative review explores public engagement (PE), from its potential origins as cave paintings, to the rise of the disciplinarity of anatomy.
Quenton Wessels, Adam M. Taylor
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Organized Crime, Migration and Human Capital Formation: Evidence from the South of Italy [PDF]
The presence of organized crime is a pervasive feature of many developed and developing countries. Even if ‘mafia’ organizations have greatly enlarged the geographical scope of their activities, as in the past they are still deeply rooted in specific ...
Cosimo Scagliusi +2 more
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Abstract Understanding human anatomy is crucial for improving public health outcomes; however, effective methods of engaging the public in this domain remain underexplored. This report investigates four hands‐on, creative, and accessible methods for enhancing anatomical knowledge during public engagement events: drawing, clay modeling, needle felting ...
Janet Philp, Joan Smith
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Health disparities in chronic liver disease
Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022 Abstract The syndemic of hazardous alcohol consumption, opioid use, and obesity has led to important changes in liver disease epidemiology that have exacerbated health disparities. Health disparities occur when plausibly avoidable health differences are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations.
Ani Kardashian +3 more
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Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.Multivariate analysis: factors associated with willingness to body donation. Abstract Postmortem body donation (BD) plays a central role in medical education and scientific research. Sociocultural, religious, and legal factors can influence attitudes toward BD.
Mariangela V. Puci +8 more
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COVID-19 and organized crime: an introduction to the special issue. [PDF]
Trends Organ Crime, 2023 Kotzé J, Lloyd A, Antonopoulos GA.
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