This unique Handbook provides multiple perspectives on the growth of illicit trade, primarily exploring counterfeits and internet piracy. It includes expert opinion on a wide range of topics including the evaluation of key global enforcement issues, government and private-sector agency...

Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- The global growth of counterfeit trade -- The supply of counterfeit trade: the problem countries -- Modeling the intellectual property rights environment -- The demand for counterfeit trade: consumer complicity -- The use of anti-piracy...

Walk down any main street in Shanghai, Paris or New York and you will see evidence of the counterfeit goods trade. Everyone has seen or heard of fake Prada bags or Omega watches. But how large is the counterfeit market? It appears that the same numbers have been quoted repeatedly in sources...