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> % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
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26.45 %
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[12th of 38]
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Assaults
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62 |
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[49th of 49]
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Corruption > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
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35.17 %
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[12th of 39]
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Courts > % of managers surveyed lacking confidence in courts to uphold property rights
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33.78 %
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[12th of 39]
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Courts > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint
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12.98 %
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[13th of 39]
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Illicit drugs
domestic methamphetamine production has been a growing problem in recent years despite government crackdowns; major consumer of amphetamines; longstanding marijuana producer mainly in rural areas where Manila's control is limited |
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Jails
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7 |
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[45th of 80]
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Manslaughters
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2,592 |
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[4th of 42]
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Murders
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6,553 |
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[4th of 49]
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Murders committed by youths
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3,252 |
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[6th of 73]
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Murders committed by youths per capita
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12.2 |
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[11th of 57]
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Murders with firearms
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7,708 |
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[2nd of 36]
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Police
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112,994 |
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[7th of 47]
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Prisoners
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70,383 prisoners |
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[17th of 168]
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Prisoners > Female
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4% |
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[70th of 134]
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Prisoners > Foreign prisoners
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0.6% |
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[75th of 86]
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Prisoners > Per capita
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94 per 100,000 people |
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[96th of 164]
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Prisoners > Pre-trial detainees
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38.2% |
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[53rd of 143]
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Prisoners > Share of prison capacity filled
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156.4% |
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[28th of 128]
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Sentence Length
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24 |
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[17th of 21]
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Software piracy rate
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69% |
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[41st of 107]
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Total crimes
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85,776 |
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[31st of 50]
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United States extradition treaties > Date signed
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November 13, 1994 |
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United States extradition treaties > Entered into force
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November 22, 1996 |
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Unpaid diplomatic parking fines
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11.5 |
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[53rd of 143]
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SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002)
(United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); The Eighth United Nations Survey on Crime Trends and the Operations of Criminal Justice Systems (2002) (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Centre for International Crime Prevention); World Health Organization: World report on violence and health, 2002; International Centre for Prison Studies - World Prison Brief; Fifth Annual BSA and IDC Global Software Piracy Study; Wikipedia: List of United States extradition treaties
; Cultures of Corruption: Evidence from Diplomatic Parking Tickets
Ray Fisman Edward Miguel
Columbia University and NBER University of California, Berkeley and NBER 2006
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Philippines, Republic of the Philippines, Republika ng Pilipinas, Pilipinas, the philippines
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