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Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century / / Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman, Nicholas Burger
| Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century / / Peter Chalk, Laurence Smallman, Nicholas Burger |
| Autore | Chalk Peter |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (23 p.) |
| Disciplina | 364.16/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SmallmanLaurence
BurgerNicholas |
| Collana | Conference proceedings |
| Soggetto topico |
Piracy - Prevention
Shipping - Security measures Merchant marine - Security measures Piracy - Economic aspects Piracy - Aden, Gulf of |
| ISBN |
1-282-39863-6
9786612398636 0-8330-4904-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Countering piracy in the modern era : notes from a RAND workshop to discuss the best approaches for dealing with piracy in the 21st century -- The current legal framework for countering piracy -- The economic burden imposed by piracy -- Anti-piracy off the Horn of Africa and the opportunities for interstate collaboration -- The wisdom of using armed contractors to protect shipping in the Gulf of Aden -- The extent to which industry talks as single voice in terms of maritime security -- How to confront piracy off the Horn of Africa. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910219984403321 |
Chalk Peter
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mitigating corruption in government security forces : the role of institutions, incentives, and personnel management in Mexico / / Beth J. Asch, Nicholas Burger, Mary Manqing Fu
| Mitigating corruption in government security forces : the role of institutions, incentives, and personnel management in Mexico / / Beth J. Asch, Nicholas Burger, Mary Manqing Fu |
| Autore | Asch Beth J |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (87 p.) |
| Disciplina | 363.2/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BurgerNicholas
FuMary Manqing |
| Collana |
Rand investment in people and ideas
Technical report |
| Soggetto topico |
Police - Mexico - Personnel management
Police administration - Mexico Police corruption - Mexico Police - Government policy - Mexico |
| ISBN |
1-283-59734-9
9786613909794 0-8330-5274-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE:Introduction; CHAPTER TWO:Insights from the Literature; The Institutional Level; Empirical Research on Institutions; Policies at the Level of the Individual Decisionmaker; Personnel Economics Literature; An Example of Compensation Policies: The U.S. Military; The Role of Data and the Analytical Approach to Studying Incentives; Summary; CHAPTER THREE:Mexico's Police Reforms; Historical Context; Overview of Police Reforms; Police Reforms at the Federal Level
Police Reforms at the State and Municipal LevelsMilitarization of Public Security in Mexico; Summary and Conclusions; CHAPTER FOUR: Empirical Data on Corruption and Inputs to Professionalism in the Mexican Security Services; Data on Corruption and Demographics in Mexico; Defining and Measuring Corruption; National Trends in Corruption Perceptions, Reported Bribery, and PoliceCorruption; Correlates of Corruption at the State Level; Summary of Recent Corruption Trends; Literature on the Effects of Mexico's Police Reforms Empirical Evidence on Professionalism in Mexico: Analysis of Age, Education,and Pay TrendsData and Variable Definitions; Age and Education; Comparisons of Pay for Security-Sector Versus Non-Security-Sector Personnel; What Can We Learn?; CHAPTER FIVE: Conclusions; Some Evidence of Progress; Next Steps; Developing Institutional Data and Analysis Capabilities; Specific Research Areas; Conclusions; Bibliography |
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Asch Beth J
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| Santa Monica, Calif., : RAND, 2011 | ||
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The option of an oil tax to fund transportation and infrastructure / / Keith Crane, Nicholas Burger, Martin Wachs
| The option of an oil tax to fund transportation and infrastructure / / Keith Crane, Nicholas Burger, Martin Wachs |
| Autore | Crane Keith <1953-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (48 p.) |
| Disciplina | 336.2/785532820973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BurgerNicholas
WachsMartin |
| Collana | Occasional paper The option of an oil tax to fund transportation and infrastructure |
| Soggetto topico |
Petroleum - Taxation - Economic aspects - United States
Transportation - Finance |
| ISBN |
1-283-13581-7
9786613135810 0-8330-5183-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Section 1: Introduction; Section 2: Why Tax Oil?; Gasoline and Diesel Taxes Are Insufficient to Pay for Roads; Legislators Have Been Unwilling to Raise Gasoline and Diesel Taxes; Design and Benefits of a Tax on Oil; Section 3: How Much Might Oil Be Taxed?; Revenue Needs; Externalities; Damage to the Environment; Costs of Defending Foreign Sources of Oil and Transit; Monopsony Premium; A Potential Tax Rate for Oil; Section 4: Who Would Pay the Tax?
Distribution of the Tax Among Consumers, Refiners, and Domestic and Foreign ProducersDistributional Effects of an Oil Tax; Implications That the Proposed Tax Could Have for Transportation Appropriations; Link the Tax to the Highway Trust Fund; Apportion the Revenue According to Its Use; Abandon the Trust Fund in Favor of General-Fund Financing; Implementation; Setting the Tax; Phasing In the Tax; Conclusion; Appendix: Gasoline Prices and Federal Tax History, 1949-2008; Bibliography |
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Crane Keith <1953->
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| Santa Monica, CA, : RAND, 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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