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THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF A WEAK JUDICIARY: INSIGHTS FROM INDIA

Koehling, Wolfgang - EconWPA - 2002

-level per capita income and poverty rates. I define the quality of the judiciary in terms of: (i) its speed in deciding trials …, such as agricultural production, private sector development, capital formation, poverty rates, public security and … the agricultural and private services sector, the poverty rate, the transportation infrastructure density, the rental …

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Blackmail as a Victimless Crime: Reply to Altman

Block, Walter; McGee, Robert W. - EconWPA - 1998

The legal theory of blackmail is the veritable puzzle surrounded by a mystery wrapped in an enigma. Consider. Blackmail consists of two things, each indisputably legal on their own; yet, when combined in a single act, the result is considered a crime. What are the two things? First, there is...

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Exploring the Social and Economic Costs of Abuse in Later lIfe

Spencer, Charmaine - EconWPA - 2000

Abstract : Abuse and neglect of older adults (« elder abuse ») has a significant impact on the lives of the individuals involved. At the same time, it has a broader social and economic cost. Many of these are « hidden costs » in the sense that the cause of the underlying problem is not...

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Blackmail and "Economic" Analysis: Reply to Ginsburg and Shechtman

Block, Walter; McGee, Robert W. - EconWPA - 1998

Blackmail consists of two things, each indisputably legal on their own; yet, when combined in a single act, the result is considered a crime. First, one may gossip, and, provided that what is said is true, there is nothing illegal about it. Truth is an absolute defense. Second, if one may speak...

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