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Author : Herbert E. Alexander
Release : 1985
Genre : True Crime
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Book Synopsis The Politics and Economics of Organized Crime by : Herbert E. Alexander
Download or read book The Politics and Economics of Organized Crime written by Herbert E. Alexander. This book was released on 1985. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gianluca Fiorentini
Release : 1997-08-14
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis The Economics of Organised Crime by : Gianluca Fiorentini
Download or read book The Economics of Organised Crime written by Gianluca Fiorentini. This book was released on 1997-08-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to apply economic theory to the analysis of all aspects of organised crime.
Author : Thomas DiLorenzo
Release : 2012-07-20
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Book Synopsis Organized Crime by : Thomas DiLorenzo
Download or read book Organized Crime written by Thomas DiLorenzo. This book was released on 2012-07-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics and thieves, coercion and regulation, fascism and the Fed, centralization and liberty, workers and unions, trade and freedom, free-market achievements and government disasters in American history-this book covers it all! Organized Crime collection of essays in the tradition of Austrian political economy-a combination of applied economics and the study of governmental reality. Unlike "mainstream" economists who are content to spin mathematical model after mathematical model which explain little or nothing about the real world, DiLorenzo's focus has always been just the opposite-to use economic understanding to gain a better understanding of how the political-economic world works. Austrian economics is indispensable to succeed at this task. The book is divided into six sections: "Coercion and Regulation" analyzes various aspects of government regulation of business; "Politics and Thieves" is of course about the inherent nature of government; "Centralization versus Liberty" discusses the never-ending quest by statists to monopolize and centralize political power so as to isolate themselves as much as possible from public influence; "Money and the State" describes the myriad evils of central banking, which was always thought of by its original proponents in America as an engine of corruption; "Workers and Unions" discusses various labor union myths and superstitions that too often cloud the public's thinking about the reality of labor markets; and "Truth and Lies about Markets" is a taxonomy of some of the main market-failure myths that have long been used to illegitimately advance the cause of economic interventionism, as well as some newer ones. In Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government, Thomas J. DiLorenzo strips away the vast apparatus of establishment propaganda and exposes the government smokescreen. No statist lies are safe from his scrutiny. In his straightforward and methodical approach to uncovering truths of freedom, liberty has a champion.
Author : Martin Bouchard
Release : 2013-09-13
Genre : Business & Economics
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Book Synopsis Illegal Markets and the Economics of Organized Crime by : Martin Bouchard
Download or read book Illegal Markets and the Economics of Organized Crime written by Martin Bouchard. This book was released on 2013-09-13. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book showcases recent advances in the theoretical and empirical understanding of the economic aspects of organised crime and illegal markets. It provides new insights into defining and quantifying the influence of organised crime by drawing on innovative approaches to studying criminal networks and organisations such as the Hells Angels. The book includes analysis of the structure of illegal drug markets from international leaders in the field. Finally the text includes empirical case studies of the diverse markets where organised crime is currently active including the illegal market for crystal methamphetamine in Australia, tiger products in China and the falcon and fur trades in Russia. This book was based on a special issue of Global Crime.
Author : Roy Godson
Release : 2017-12-02
Genre : Social Science
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Book Synopsis Menace to Society by : Roy Godson
Download or read book Menace to Society written by Roy Godson. This book was released on 2017-12-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the more dangerous contemporary threats to the quality of life is the collaboration of the political establishment with the criminal underworld - the political-criminal nexus (PCN). This active partnership increasingly undermines the rule of law, human rights, and economic development in many parts of the world. States in transition are especially at risk. Despite the magnitude of the threat, there is little understanding of the security threats by the PCNs and how and why political-criminal relationships are formed and maintained. Menace to Society is the first attempt to develop an analytical framework for making generalizations about this contemporary scourge. Case studies of Colombia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia and Ukraine, and the United States by leading scholars and practitioners included here answer such key questions as: How do PCNs get established? How is a PCN maintained, and destroyed? What do the participants want from each other in a PCN? What can be learned from those who have successfully countered the PCN? The findings indicate that political, economic, and cultural factors play a significant role in the formation and evolution of PCNs. When the institutions of the state are weak, as in Nigeria and Colombia, it is difficult for the state to prevent political-criminal collaboration. A lack of checks and balances, either from civil society or opposition political parties such as described in the cases of Mexico and Russia, is a key factor. Cultural patterns tend to facilitate this kind of collaboration. Markets and economics, too, bear on the PCN issue. The supply and demand for illegal goods and services, not only drugs, in many countries creates a market controlled by criminals who need political help to "run" their business. Menance to Society will be critical reading for security planners, foreign and military policymakers, and political scientists.
