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Average rating: 3.56 · 1,419 ratings · 137 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
The Pirates of Somalia: Ins...
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“Piracy is not so much organized crime as it is a business, characterized by extremely efficient capital flows, low start-up costs, and few entry barriers.”
― Jay Bahadur, The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World
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“As a Puntland cabinet minister once told me: “In Somalia, there are two industries that work: hawala [money transfer] and khat.”
― Jay Bahadur, The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World
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“For the masses of unemployed and resentful local youth, piracy was a quick way to achieve the respect and standard of living that the circumstances of their birth had denied them.”
― Jay Bahadur, The Pirates of Somalia: Inside Their Hidden World
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