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The illicit global economy : what everyone needs to know / Peter Andreas.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Andreas, Peter, 1965- author.
- Series:
- What everyone needs to know
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Black market.
- Smuggling.
- Globalization.
- International economic relations.
- globalism.
- Drug traffic.
- Human smuggling.
- Organized crime.
- Police.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 223 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford University Press USA 2025
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
- Summary:
- "This book critically evaluates the illicit dimensions of the global economy-the clandestine side of globalization-and efforts to police it. The illicit global economy encompasses cross-border flows of goods, people, money, and information unauthorized by either the sending or receiving country. Typically, this means flows that are prohibited (endangered species and controlled psychoactive substances), regulated (migrants, cigarettes, arms), stolen (art and antiquities), or counterfeit (ranging from prescription medicines to currency). Some of these flows are obscure (the black-market trade in bear bile) or mostly a law enforcement nuisance (cross-border trade in stolen vehicle parts), but others receive enormous policy and media attention (drug trafficking and human smuggling). Still others have severe environmental impacts (toxic waste, illegal logging, overfishing, and poaching) and security implications (sanctions busting and arms trafficking). Collectively, these flows reflect the illicit side of the global economy"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The illicit global economy : its nature, dimensions, and magnitude
- State power and the illicit globalization debate
- International policing and global prohibitions
- Case study : drug trafficking
- Case study : clandestine human mobility
- Looking ahead : future trends and trajectories.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 16, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Andreas, Peter, 1965- Illicit global economy
- ISBN:
- 9780197543702
- 0197543707
- 9780197543696
- 0197543693
- 9780197818664
- 0197818668
- OCLC:
- 1500259879
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000226360
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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