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Criminal prosperity : drug trafficking, money laundering and financial crises after the Cold War Cover Image

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Criminal prosperity : drug trafficking, money laundering and financial crises after the Cold War

Fabre, G. (Guilhem) (Author). MOST (Program : Unesco) (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 0203037340
ISBN: 9780203037348
ISBN: 1136125701
ISBN: 9781136125706
Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 172 pages)
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Publisher: London ; New York, NY : RoutledgeCurzon, 2003.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"MOST."
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	ch. 1. The mirror of history -- ch. 2. Drugs and post-communism : the Chinese case -- ch. 3. The socio-economic stakes of drug trafficking -- ch. 4. Japan : the Yakuza recession -- ch. 5. Crisis and laundering in Mexico : from the "tequila effect" to the "cocaine effect" -- ch. 6. Crisis and laundering in Thailand : the provincial godfathers' launch on Bangkok.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Language Note:	English.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.