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Refugees and “ Missing ” Arms Trade
Millions of people are killed or wounded by small arms each year. The aim of this study is to enhance our understanding of “missing” arms trade across countries. We proceed in two steps. First, we measure the extent of missing arms trade on the basis of official trade statistics. We construct a measure of the gap in arms trade based on the discrepancy between the value of arms exports reported ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1471-1893
DOI: 10.1783/147118909787931825