Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit Goods: The True Story of the World's Fastest Growing Crimewave

Phillips, Tim

ISBN 10: 0749443790 / ISBN 13: 9780749443795

Published by Kogan Page Business Books, 2005

The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR001937402

Synopsis:

<p>Counterfeiting is an industry growing faster than almost any other in the world. It's a global business with its own manufacturing, distribution and retail networks and represents a market worth $350 billion every year.<br><br><i>Knockoff</i> exposes the shocking truth that counterfeiting isn't harmless - it's far from it. Tim Phillips travelled to America, China, France and Russia amongst other countries to research this book with the support of several bodies including the New York Police, the Business Software Alliance and the International Chambers of Commerce. As well as speaking to those affected by the crime, he met people convicted of it and questioned solicitors who defended them.<br><br><i>Knockoff</i> takes an unbiased stance and asks uncomfortable questions that are relatively ignored, such as:<br><br>If drugs to treat Aids are too expensive in the third world, is it not suprising that there is a market for low-quality fakes?<br><br>When the average piece of software in Russia costs a month's wages, is counterfeiting not inevitable?<br><br>If enforcement is failing, should industry concentrate on incentives and education instead?<br><br><i>Knockoff </i>thoroughly examines all susceptible industries incuding: Entertainment; Drugs; Software; Luxury Goods; Car and Aero Parts and Consumer Goods.</p>

About the Author: <b>Tim Phillips </b>is a well-known business journalist and broadcaster. The author of two previous books, he writes regularly for the mainstream press, including <i>The Wall Street Journal Europe</i>, <i>The International Herald Tribune</i>, <i>The Guardian</i> and <i>The Observer</i>, and appears on BBC TV and Radio and Sky News.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Knockoff: The Deadly Trade in Counterfeit ...
Publisher: Kogan Page Business Books
Publication Date: 2005
Binding: Hardback
Condition: Good