Oceans of crime : maritime piracy and transnational security in Southeast Asia and Bangladesh /
Southeast Asia and Bangladesh are at present global hot spots of pirate attacks on merchant vessels and fishing boats. This book explains why, and in what form, piracy still exists. It offers an integrated analysis of the root causes of piracy, linking declining fish stocks, organized crime networks...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Singapore :
Institue of Southeast Asian Studies,
2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | IIAS/ISEAS series on maritime issues and piracy in Asia.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | Southeast Asia and Bangladesh are at present global hot spots of pirate attacks on merchant vessels and fishing boats. This book explains why, and in what form, piracy still exists. It offers an integrated analysis of the root causes of piracy, linking declining fish stocks, organized crime networks, radical politically motivated groups, the use of flags of convenience, the lack of state control over national territory, and the activities of private security companies, and identifies their wider security implications. |
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| Item Description: | Project MUSE Universal EBA Ebooks |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (425 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-406) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789814279437 9814279439 9814279463 9789814279468 |
