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Publication date: 1 April 2001

Plato Cacheris and Eric Steven O'Malley

Organised crime in the USA is a central threat to economic growth and social stability. In this respect the USA is no different from other free‐market economies. Meanwhile…

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Organised crime in the USA is a central threat to economic growth and social stability. In this respect the USA is no different from other free‐market economies. Meanwhile, sophisticated narcotics trafficking cartels bring violence to streets and sickness to youths. These problems are very real and difficult to solve. But Americans are also showered with factual and fictitious stories of hardened criminals ‘getting off’ easily because a judge was ‘soft’ or the law had a technical loophole that did not pertain to the case's merits. This atmosphere kindles public fear of organised crime and fuels criticism of the justice system to an unwarranted degree. In reacting to this fear, the US Congress has increasingly pushed the US Constitution to its limits to thwart mechanisms that purportedly allow these organisations to function. Unfortunately, such legislation is often ill‐conceived, the product of reflexive reactions that can promote injustices when the resulting laws are applied to situations never envisioned by their drafters. The broadly written and improperly exercised Money Laundering Control Act 1986 (MLCA) is one such statute.

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Journal of Money Laundering Control, vol. 5 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 1368-5201

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Publication date: 27 September 2014

Adelaide H. Villmoare and Peter G. Stillman

Neoliberalism has profoundly influenced the relationship between law and the state. Market rhetoric and ideology have fostered Janus faces of law, a double vision of law where…

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Neoliberalism has profoundly influenced the relationship between law and the state. Market rhetoric and ideology have fostered Janus faces of law, a double vision of law where both sides of the face adhere to one another through neoliberalism. One face relies on market values and individual liberty, seemingly favoring the reduction of state authority, actually to enhance law’s power. The other Janus face, also drawing on values of market efficiency and individual responsibility, expands criminal justice and its role in the state. Together the Janus faces of law diminish democratic values and practices of law in favor of economic growth, efficient governance, and punishment.

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Special Issue: Law and the Liberal State
Type: Book
ISBN: 978-1-78441-238-8

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Publication date: 13 April 2015

Catherine Demangeot, Amanda J. Broderick and C. Samuel Craig

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International Marketing Review, vol. 32 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0265-1335

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Publication date: 1 March 1964

On 24th January this year the new and long‐promised legislation for public libraries in England and Wales made its bow in the shape of the Public Libraries and Museums Bill. Its…

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On 24th January this year the new and long‐promised legislation for public libraries in England and Wales made its bow in the shape of the Public Libraries and Museums Bill. Its first reading took place in the House of Commons on that day, and the unopposed second reading was on 5th February. As we write, future timing is uncertain, and it may be that by the time our readers are perusing these pages that the Bill will hare been passed in all its stages. The 23 clauses of the Bill occupy only 12½ pages. Briefly, the Bill will place the development of the public library service under the superintendence of the Minister of Education, and will set up two advisory councils as well as regional councils for interlibrary co‐operation. Non‐county boroughs and urban districts of less than 40,000 population which are existing library authorities will have to apply to the Minister for approval to continue as such. Clause 7 states that every library authority has a duty to provide a comprehensive and efficient library service, while the succeeding clause provides that, apart from certain exceptions, no charges shall be made by public library authorities. The Bill places considerable powers upon the Minister. Like most Bills, there is much in it which is open to interpretation. Does, for instance, clause 8, subsection (1) mean that those library authorities which are at present charging for the issue of gramophone records will have to cease doing so? This would seem to be the case, and we hope it is the case. On the other hand, which precise facilities are meant in subsection (4) of the same clause? Librarians will be disappointed that there is no reference to the need for library authorities to appoint separate library committees, nor is there a duty placed upon them to appoint suitably qualified persons as chief librarians. The Minister is given the power of inspection, and few library authorities or librarians will fear this. On the other hand no state financial assistance to library authorities is mentioned. In the 1930s and 19405 many wanted state aid but feared the consequential inspection. Now we have got the inspection without the money! When the Bill appeared, The Library World asked several librarians for their brief first impressions and in the following symposium will be found the views of a city librarian, a county librarian, two London librarians, a Welsh librarian, the librarian of a smaller town, and a member of the younger generation whose professional future may well be shaped by this new legislation.

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New Library World, vol. 65 no. 9
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0307-4803

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Publication date: 1 October 2006

Miguel Ramos and Paul S. Piper

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate some of the major uses and limiting factors of blogs and wikis, as well as the ways that these resources can be used by librarians and…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate some of the major uses and limiting factors of blogs and wikis, as well as the ways that these resources can be used by librarians and educators.

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This paper analyses blog and wiki use from set‐up to practice in real‐world events including citizen journalism, disaster response and education.

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The paper highlights the many ways that socially mediated, group‐edited web pages add value to research, information sharing, and collaborative, asynchronous modes of education.

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This paper provides insights for educators and librarians about the ways that blogs and wikis can be used in classrooms and as primary sources of information.

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Reference Services Review, vol. 34 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0090-7324

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Publication date: 27 July 2016

Meghan Murray

The case is set in summer 2016, centered on the writer and performing star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose Broadway show Hamilton had grossed almost $75 million and won 11 Tony Awards…

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The case is set in summer 2016, centered on the writer and performing star, Lin-Manuel Miranda, whose Broadway show Hamilton had grossed almost $75 million and won 11 Tony Awards. The musical's cultural influence was buoyed by Miranda’s 578,000 Twitter followers; hundreds of celebrities from Oprah Winfrey to Jennifer Lopez had become ambassadors for the musical; and its impromptu #Ham4Ham live performances were engaging thousands of people on social media with each release. The case explores specific tactics the show employed, challenges students to consider the importance of personality in creating social media buzz, and studies the practical influence social media may have had on the show’s success. It is appropriate for any marketing course, particularly a digital media class in which students are familiar with the major platforms.

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Darden Business Publishing Cases, vol. no.
Type: Case Study
ISSN: 2474-7890
Published by: University of Virginia Darden School Foundation

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