Friday, February 3, 2017

Links - 03/02/17

1.  Somalian pirates re - imagine self governance. And the economics of the 'pirate economy':
For Somalis who live in coastal communities, the pirate economy is a considerable source of employment and income: there is a need for crews directly involved in the hijackings, and a local ground crew to guard captured moored ships. Among this exercise are entire administrative, legal, and financial teams, a network of financiers and shareholders, and guards to police the territory in which the pirates reside.  
...Pirates also face heavy fines for bad behavior, such as non-consensual sex or mistreating other crew members, which carries a $5000 fine and dismissal.
2. Sales of luxury Swiss watches decrease by 10% following a crackdown on corruption in China.

3. Challenging 2017 perspectives of Putin.

4. Why a top university runs a London State School on Soviet lines.

5. Facial recognition, fingerprints to replace passports at Australian airports.

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