Transnational Organized Crime and International Security: Business as Usual?Mats R. Berdal, Mónica Serrano Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2002 - 243 Seiten Though the provision of illicit goods and services is far from being a new phenomenon, today's global economic environment has allowed transnational organized crime an unprecedented capacity to challenge states. The authors of this book examine the trends underlying the explosion of transnational organized crime and consider possible responses. Emphasizing the difficulties encountered by individual states in their efforts to deal with this security dilemma, they highlight the growing importance of multilateral initiatives. |
Inhalt
Globalization Economic Reform | 11 |
Transnational Crime and Economic Globalization | 49 |
Cooperation Among Criminal Organizations | 67 |
The UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime | 83 |
The OAS and Transnational Organized Crime in the Americas | 95 |
Transnational Organized Crime and Conflict in the Balkans | 129 |
Yiu Kong Chu | 183 |
List of Acronyms | 209 |
The Contributors | 229 |
About the Book 243 | |
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