Transnational Organized Crime and International Security: Business As Usual? - Hardcover

9781588260901: Transnational Organized Crime and International Security: Business As Usual?

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588260909 ISBN 13: 9781588260901

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub, 2002

The scale and scope of organized transnational criminal activity has increased dramatically over the past quarter century, according to Berdal (director of studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies) and Serrano (politics, El Colegio de MTxico). They present 14 contributions that examine whether there is something fundamentally new about this activity and whether it poses a greater threat to the international political and economic system. The relationship of organized crime to the processes of economic globalization is explored in chapters that look at the growth of financial crime in the era of liberalization and cooperation among criminal organizations. Later chapters explore the role of international and regional organizations in fighting criminal activity. Finally regional studies from Europe, the Balkans, the Middle East, and Latin America are presented. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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