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Technology is taking the informal economy for a ride

By Ann Summers “Why has informal employment expanded so much in the context of neoliberal globalisation?” An informal economy could be the transfer of commodities ranging from adults buying alcohol for teenagers hanging about convenience stores to the proliferation of … Continue reading

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Geoinformation approaches to tracking down wildlife poachers

By: Ann Summers A tiger skeleton soaks in rice wine in Harbin, China. There is a growing, clamoring demand for tiger bone wine, a tonic made by steeping a tiger carcass in rice wine to produce an extremely expensive elixir. … Continue reading

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