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• L'argent du carburant (Sub-Saharan Africa)
  | definition =Metaphor designating a small sum of money given to customs officials  ...: Money| Money]] – [[:Category: Payment| Payment]] – [[:Category: Customs| Customs]] – [[:Category: Borders| Borders]] – [[:Category: Public service| Publ
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• Academic and Professional Resources
  '''[https://mag.wcoomd.org/magazine/wco-news-88/mapping-informality/ World Customs Organisation article on mapping informality]'''<br>
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• Tamozhenniye l'goti (Russia)
  (customs). The term l’gota can be used in a wide range of contexts, for example '' customs payments on goods imported for ‘international sports tournaments.’ An e
  12 KB (1,730 words) - 16:41, 29 September 2019
• Cumătrism (Moldova)
  ...also occurs in Romania, where similar relations are associated with local customs. In both of these countries, the practice has connotations of political pat ...using a less direct form of ‘political patronage’ based on traditions and customs. (Weingrod 1968: 379<ref>Weingrod, Alex. 1968. ‘Patrons, Patronage, and P
  10 KB (1,464 words) - 17:23, 16 May 2019
• Baksheesh (Middle East, North Africa and sub-continental Asia)
  ...ent clamped down on ''baksheesh '' among customs officials (over a hundred customs officials were dismissed for taking ''baksheesh '' in 1997), tariff revenue
  13 KB (1,891 words) - 12:07, 31 October 2024
• Coima (Argentina)
  ...ively insinuated at customs. It can be seen in the inquisitive look of the customs officer who is about slowly to search the visitor’s luggage... The diffic
  10 KB (1,431 words) - 11:31, 12 May 2020
• Small-scale smuggling (Global)
  ...|‘Cigarette smuggling with a book. This exhibit was on display in the main customs office in Munich. Author: High Contrast ’]] Thus, originally smuggling was associated with ‘hiding’, with getting around customs rules and reacting to external conditions. This significance holds also tru
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• Vernaculars of informality
  ...lturally diverse guises and with many different labels which reflect local customs, histories, and practices. Language, in short, is a constitutive part of al ...aring the size of the bribe to that of a small tip. In sub-Saharan Africa, customs officers ask for ''l’sk for du carburant'' (‘petrol money’). The Braz
  12 KB (1,783 words) - 16:37, 8 October 2018
• Global Book Launch Events for Volumes 1-2
  '''9-11 October 2018: 13th Annual World Customs Organization PICARD Conference, Malatya, Turkey'''
  10 KB (1,399 words) - 16:47, 21 April 2024
• Informal Practices in the UK, Russia, Monaco, and the Republic of Cyprus
  ...sults. One hypothesis for the lack of any culturally specific practices or customs in this country is that the population is comprised of numerous different n
  9 KB (1,312 words) - 16:46, 13 December 2020
• Agashka (Kazakhstan)
  ...w-enforcement institutions with the authority to control business (police, customs, prosecutors etc.) is critically important.
  9 KB (1,241 words) - 20:34, 15 May 2019
• Vagonchiki (Russia)
  ...er amendments were made during second reading, the bill touched on tax and customs legislation, as well as the Central Bank ('Zakonoproekt' 2013).
  9 KB (1,356 words) - 08:47, 14 November 2022
• Compadrazgo (Chile)
  ...o another. Compadrazgo may also be used in obtaining special facilities at customs, waiver of military service, granting of import licenses, and other such bu
  9 KB (1,416 words) - 11:34, 12 May 2020
• Dash (Nigeria)
  ...a process supposedly based on competitive bids, or an importer might pay a customs official to underestimate the value of his goods in order to reduce a tarif
  10 KB (1,549 words) - 16:26, 29 September 2019
• Krysha (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus)
  ...racketeers, corrupt law enforcement, debt collection, and will assist with customs clearance and help it to compete with actual or potential enemies and compe
  10 KB (1,429 words) - 11:52, 11 May 2020
• Bapakism (Indonesia)
  ...life from the political to the business sector. In a region where Javanese customs of life, moral deeds and etiquette are still practiced, for example in repo
  11 KB (1,556 words) - 14:09, 20 May 2019
• Sadaqa (Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan)
  ...er time, reflecting how people adapt religious tenets to their traditional customs and practical needs. Historically, Kazakh and Kyrgyz nomadic communities in
  10 KB (1,486 words) - 19:02, 14 January 2020
• Vilarka (Serbia and the Western Balkans)
  ...3 and Čiča 2002 for Croatia). Second one is that they are remnants of folk customs and beliefs about beings with malevolent or benevolent powers exceeding hum
  9 KB (1,346 words) - 16:41, 13 December 2020
• Organic solidarity and informality – two irreconcilable concepts?
  ...ublic institutions as well as to the collectivity’s laws, norms, rules and customs. The formal legal system based on the law of restitution and contractual pr
  12 KB (1,670 words) - 10:53, 3 January 2019
• Joual (Canada)
  ...monplace practice, with neighbouring nations often embracing one another’s customs, traditions, or even language. It thus comes as no surprise that Québec, a
  10 KB (1,543 words) - 09:57, 6 April 2022

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