| Description |
1 online resource (178 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Criminal Prosperity -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Mirror of History -- Opium and colonization -- 2 Drugs and Post-Communism: The Chinese Case -- The rise of drug trafficking and consumption in China -- The new drugs war -- The expansion and diversification of drugs supplies -- Yunnan: Drugs and geopolitics in Sino-Burmese relations -- 3 The Socio-economic Stakes of Drug Trafficking -- The laundering matter -- The role of offshore banking -- 4 Japan: The Yakuza Recession -- Lessons from the Japanese crisis -- 5 Crisis and Laundering in Mexico: From the 'Tequila Effect' to the 'Cocaine Effect' -- 6 Crisis and Laundering in Thailand: The Provincial Godfathers' Launch on Bangkok -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Drug trafficking is the most visible part of the profits of organized crime, which have grown considerably since the end of the cold war. The mirror of history shows us the impact of the drug trade in the colonization of Asia. The post cold war geopolitical context reproduces elements of the past, with new opportunities for drug trafficking in the globalization process, as can be seen in the example of China, and the lasting impunity in terms of money laundering. With the growing role of offshore locations in the global financial system, criminal prosperity has even affected the economic stabi |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Drug traffic.
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Drug traffic
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136125706 |
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1136125701 |
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