Transnational organized crime : analyses of a global challenge to democracy
Biographical note: Fostering democracy and upholding human rights, taking action to prevent the destruction of the global ecosystem, advancing equality between women and men, securing peace through conflict prevention in crisis zones, and defending the freedom of individuals against excessive state...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Bielefeld : transcript,
2013
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Edition Politik
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Edition Politik |
| Schlagworte: | Social Sciences Social sciences (General) Transnational Organized Crime, Globalization, Money Laundering, Corruption, Narcotics, Mafia, Human Trafficking, Democracy, Politics, Violence, Sociology of Crime, International Relations, Political Science POLITICAL SCIENCE / Globalization Organisiertes Verbrechen Internationale Kriminalität Bekämpfung |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (308 Seiten) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Cover Transnational Organized CrimeAnalyses of a Global Challenge to Democracy; Contents; Preface; I. Introduction; II. Transnational Issues of Organized Crime; 1. Money Laundering: Motives, Methods, Impact, and Countermeasures; 2. What Do a Tax Evader and a Money Launderer have in Common? The Role of Secrecy in the Financial Sector; 3. "People should not be punished for being honest!"; 4. Organized Crime in Cyberspace; 5. Judicial and Social Conditions for the Containment of Organized Crime: A Best Practice Account; III. Regional Perspectives; 1. Introduction; 2. Afghanistan
- 2.1 Two Sides of a Coin? Statebuilding and Transnational Organized Crime Networks in Afghanistan2.2 "Mired in Deception" - Narcotics and Politics in Afghanistan; 2.3 How to Fight Corruption in Afghanistan: A Community Project Example; 3. India; 3.1 Black Economy in India and Transnational Organized Crime: Undermining Democracy; 4. West Africa; 4.1 Organized and Transnational Crime in West Africa; 5. South Africa; 5.1 From Apartheid to 2020: The Evolution of Organized Criminal Networks in South Africa; 6. Mexico; 6.1 Social and Economic Damage Caused by the War Against Drugs in Mexico
- 6.2 Extortion in Everyday Life in Mexico6.3 Civil Society's Strategies to Confront Growing Insecurity; 7. Brazil; 7.1 Violence and Organized Crime in Brazil: The Case of "Militias" in Rio de Janeiro; 7.2 Roots of Organized Crime in the Amazon; 7.3 If the MPF Would Not Go For It, Who Will?; 7.4 Unholy Alliances or Creative Processes? Socio-Environmental Approaches Point Out New Ways toward Local Harm Reduction; 8. The Balkans; 8.1 A "Black Hole" in Europe? The Social and Discursive Reality of Crime in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the International Community's Tacit Complicity
- 8.2 Trafficking in Organs, Tissues, and Cells Is Sometimes Part of Human Trafficking9. European Union; 9.1 Organized Crime and Corruption - National and European Perspectives; 9.2 Transnational Organized Crime and European Union: Aspects and Problems; 10. Italy; 10.1 Civil Society's Role in the Fight Against the 'Ndrangheta; 10.2 An Alternative Method to Combat the Mafia: Confiscation of Criminal Assets; 11. Germany; 11.1 The Mafia and Organized Crime in Germany; IV. Outlook; Abbreviations; Authors