| Description |
xxviii, 571 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Series |
International library of criminology, criminal justice, and penology |
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International library of criminology, criminal justice & penology.
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| Contents |
Pt. I. The Threat of Transnational Crime. 1. Transnational Organized Crime Versus the Nation-State / Peter A. Lupsha. 2. Transnational Criminal Organisations and International Security / Phil Williams. 3. From Cold War to Crime War: The Search for a New "National Security" Threat / R. T. Naylor -- Pt. II. Cross-Border Criminal Enterprises. 4. Orb Weavers - The Global Webs: The Structure and Activities of Transnational Ethnic Chinese Criminal Groups / Willard H. Myers III. 5. Bound for the Golden Mountain: The Social Organization of Chinese Alien Smuggling / Sheldon X. Zhang and Mark S. Gaylord. 6. The Rothschilds of the Mafia on Aruba / Tom Blickman. 7. Post-Soviet Organized Crime: Implications for Economic, Social and Political Development / Louise I. Shelley. 8. The Real Threat of Nuclear Smuggling / Phil Williams and Paul N. Woessner. 9. The Borders of Crime: Hong Kong-China Cross-Border Criminal Activity / Jon Vagg. 10. Loose Cannons: Covert Commerce and Underground Finance in the Modern Arms Black Market / R. T. Naylor -- Pt. III. Transnational Misconduct and Legitimate Organizations. 11. The Space Between Laws: The Problem of Corporate Crime in a Transnational Context / Raymond J. Michalowski and Ronald C. Kramer. 12. Third World Nations are Down in the Dumps: The Exportation of Hazardous Waste / Mary Critharis. 13. European Integration, Protectionism, and Criminogenesis: A Case Study on Farm Subsidy Frauds / Nikos Passas. 14. International Art Theft and the Illegal Import and Export of Cultural Property: A Study of Relevant Values, Legislation, and Solutions / Paige L. Margules. 15. Privatization in Argentina: The Implications for Corruption / Roberto Pablo Saba and Luigi Manzetti. 16. The Mirror of Global Evils: A Review Essay on the BCCI Affair / Nikos Passas. 17. The Underworld of Gold / R. T. Naylor -- Pt. IV. Policy Issues. 18. Global Prohibition Regimes: The Evolution of Norms in International Society / Ethan A. Nadelmann. 19. Promotion and Maintenance of the Rule of Law and Good Governance: Action Against Corruption: Action against Corruption and Bribery / United Nations. 20. Transnational Regulation of the Pharmaceutical Industry / John Braithwaite |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
International law.
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Transnational crime.
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| Author |
Passas, Nikos.
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| LC no. |
98046598 |
| ISBN |
1840140003 (hc.) |
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