| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 248 pages) |
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Clarendon studies in criminology |
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Clarendon studies in criminology.
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| Contents |
Theory and history -- Extra-legal protection in contemporary China -- Conclusions and reflections |
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Cover; The Chinese Mafia Organized Crime, Corruption, and Extra-legal Protection; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Part I Theory and History; 1 Introduction: Socio-economic Studies of the Mafia; Organized Crime and the Mafia; An Economic Theory of the Mafia; The Embeddedness of Mafia Protection in Social Relations; Contributions to Research; Methodology and Fieldwork; Outline of This Book; 2 Gangs as Pseudo-government; Chinese Secret Societies; The Rise of the Shanghai Green Gang in the Republic of China (1912-1949); Green Gang's Internal Control |
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The Shanghai Green Gang in Illegal MarketsLinks with Political and Business Elites; Green Gang's Infiltration in Legal Markets; The Downfall of the Shanghai Green Gang; Conclusion; Part II Extra-legal Protection in Contemporary China; 3 Why the State Fails: Conflicts between Law and Guanxi; Establishing the Legal System for China's Economic Reform; The Changing Role of Guanxi in Contemporary China; Guanxi and the Legal System: Coexistence and Conflicts; Conclusion; 4 The Black Mafia; The Demand and Supply of Extra-legal Protection; Underground Police Organizations |
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The Provision of Hospital Security by Unlawful ProtectorsThe Role of Guanxi in Obtaining Extra-legal Protection; Theoretical Implications; Conclusion; 5 The Red Mafia; The Buying and Selling of Military Positions; Political-Business Alliances; The Role of Guanxi in Facilitating Corrupt Transactions; Conclusion; 6 The Red-Black Collusion; The Chongqing Crime Crackdown; The Buying and Selling of Public Offices; Organized Crime in Chongqing; The Role of Guanxi in Building the Political-Criminal Nexus; Public Power as a Commodity; Conclusion; Part III Conclusions and Reflections |
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7 The Mafia and the StateThe Sicilian Model; The Chinese Model; The Mafia and Politics; Implications for Research; 8 China's War against Mafias; Anti-crime Campaigns; Xi's Anti-corruption Campaign; Severity, Swiftness, and Selectivity; Targeting Corrupt Guanxi Networks; Marginalizing the Rule of Law; Conclusion; Appendix I; The Green Gang's Ten Great Rules; The Green Gang's Ten Prohibitions; Appendix II; Interviews and Focus Group Discussions; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Explores the rise of extra-legal protection organizations in contemporary China, contributing to the understanding of organized crime and corruption in the Chinese context. It examines two types of extra-legal protectors: Black Mafia (street gangsters) and Red Mafia (corrupt public officers), and their impact on Chinese society |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-241) and index |
| Subject |
Mafia -- China
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Gangs -- China
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Corruption -- China
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Crime -- China
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Criminology.
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Corruption
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Crime
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Gangs
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Mafia
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China.
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Mafia.
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Organized crime.
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Transnational crime.
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Politics.
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Corruption.
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Social conditions.
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Social services & welfare, criminology.
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True Crime.
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China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191076039 |
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0191076031 |
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9780191076046 |
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019107604X |
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9780191818349 |
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0191818348 |
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9780198758402 |
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0198758405 |
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