Author : Serguei Cheloukhine
Release : 2011-03-29
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 907/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Russian Organized Corruption Networks and their International Trajectories by : Serguei Cheloukhine
Download or read book Russian Organized Corruption Networks and their International Trajectories written by Serguei Cheloukhine. This book was released on 2011-03-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries undergoing major social and legal transitions typically experience a light, but relatively insignificant, increase in crime. However, in the past decade, many transitional countries in Eastern Europe, and Russia in particular, have experienced a surge in criminal activities that came about through the collaboration of diverse players—such as criminals, state officials, businesspersons, and law enforcement—into organized networks aimed to obtain financial and economic gains.