The impacts of maritime piracy on global economic development: The case of Somalia

Maritime Policy and Management

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 677-697

  Fu, Xiaowen ^a   Ng, Adolf K Y ^a   Lau, Yui Yip ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Ferguson International Freight Forwarders Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GLOBAL ECONOMY; MARINE POLICY; PIRACY; SHIPPING; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

SOMALIA;

EID: 78649703458     PISSN: 03088839     EISSN: 14645254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03088839.2010.524736     Document Type: Article

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