Shortland, Anja, <br/><br/>
Kidnap :  inside the ransom business / 
Anja Shortland. 
 - First edition. 
 - xiv, 249 pages :  illustrations, maps ;  23 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-242) and index. 
<br/><br/>Contenidos: Kidnap for Ransom as a Business<br/><br/>Part I: Why People are Kidnapped for Ransom<br/><br/>Understanding Patterns of Kidnapping<br/><br/>The Protector’s Choice<br/><br/><br/><br/>Part II: Making Kidnapping Insurable<br/><br/>What Is Kidnap for Ransom Insurance?<br/><br/>Crafting an Effective Protection Contract<br/><br/>The Price of a Life<br/><br/>The Case of the CEC Future<br/><br/><br/>Part III: Ordering Transactions Across Economies<br/><br/>Trading with Kidnappers<br/><br/>Governing Kidnap for Ransom<br/><br/>Part IV: When Kidnaps Go Wrong<br/><br/>Why Do Hostages Die?<br/><br/>Debrief<br/><br/>EBC Webstore<br/>WorldCat<br/>Oxford Academic<br/><br/>End Matter<br/><br/>Notes<br/><br/>Bibliography<br/><br/>Index 
<br/><br/> Ransom is a lucrative but very tricky business. Based on in-depth interviews with experts, this book provides an economic analysis of how the trade in hostages works, and uncovers an intricate and powerful private governance system ordering transactions between the legal and the criminal economies. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198815471 0198815476 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018945171 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ransom--Economic aspects.<br/>Kidnapping--Economic aspects.<br/>Kidnapping.<br/>Ransom.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV6595  / .S495 2019 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.154