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Transnational Organized Crime: Analyses of a Global Challenge to Democracy
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
Abstract Transnational organized crime interferes with the everyday lives of more and more people - and represents a serious threat to democracy. By now, organized crime has become an inherent feature of economic globalization, and the fine line between the legal and illegal operation of business networks is... view more
Transnational organized crime interferes with the everyday lives of more and more people - and represents a serious threat to democracy. By now, organized crime has become an inherent feature of economic globalization, and the fine line between the legal and illegal operation of business networks is blurred. Additionally, few experts could claim to have comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the laws and regulations governing the international flow of trade, and hence of the borderline towards criminal transactions. This book offers contributions from 12 countries around the world authored by 25 experts from a wide range of academic disciplines, representatives from civil society organizations and private industry, journalists, as well as activists. Recognizing the complexity of the issue, this publication provides a cross cultural and multi-disciplinary analysis of transnational organized crime including a historical approach from different regional and cultural contexts.... view less
Keywords
organized crime; corruption; transnationalization; globalization; slave trade; white-collar criminality; money; drug-related crime; violence
Classification
Criminal Sociology, Sociology of Law
Free Keywords
Democracy; International Relations; Mafia
Document language
English
Publication Year
2013
Publisher
transcript Verlag
City
Bielefeld
Page/Pages
308 p.
Series
Edition Politik, 17
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14361/transcript.9783839424957
ISBN
978-3-8394-2495-7
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0