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Petty smuggling as 'social justice' : research findings from the Belize-Mexico border.

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WIEGAND, Bruce

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: 1993Action note:

3/7/00 M2LMGR

Summary: Argues that the incentive to smuggle can be attributed to high taxes which raise the cost of doing business and the cost of living. Two factors determine the extent of smuggling, viz. the risk of getting caught by customs authorities, and the level of import and export tariffs. Discusses four types of smuggling as it relates to Belizean society.

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Argues that the incentive to smuggle can be attributed to high taxes which raise the cost of doing business and the cost of living. Two factors determine the extent of smuggling, viz. the risk of getting caught by customs authorities, and the level of import and export tariffs. Discusses four types of smuggling as it relates to Belizean society.

3/7/00 M2LMGR

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