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Illicit financial flows: Illicit trade in counterfeit, pirated and substandard goods in Ghana

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  • Karl Lallerstedt

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Illicit trade in goods that displace normally legal goods is an extensive global problem, which carries considerable development risks and losses for developing countries. Focusing on pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and consumer goods (which in itself consists of a broad range of goods), this case study reviews the example of Ghana to illustrate this problem, although it is a challenge afflicting all West African countries.This paper highlights the magnitude and significance of the problem. It also reveals the actors involved, with a view to identify the drivers and interests behind the trade, and their developmental impacts. Although the case study focuses primarily on three kinds of goods in a single country, the analysis further aims to identify common causal factors that can be extrapolated across the counterfeit, pirated and substandard trade in the wider region with a view to inform the development of prospective policy recommendations.

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  • Karl Lallerstedt, 2019. "Illicit financial flows: Illicit trade in counterfeit, pirated and substandard goods in Ghana," OECD Development Co-operation Working Papers 65, OECD Publishing.
    • Handle: RePEc:oec:dcdaaa:65-en
    DOI: 10.1787/113ce3d6-en
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    Keywords

    agrochemicals; consumer goods; corruption; counterfeits; development; Ghana; illicit financial flows (IFFs); illicit trade; medicines; pirated goods; substandard goods; trade routes; West Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • F63 - International Economics - - Economic Impacts of Globalization - - - Economic Development
    • K42 - Law and Economics - - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior - - - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
    • O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
    • O55 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Africa
    • Q01 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - General - - - Sustainable Development

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