Illicit
How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group · Print & ebook · October 10, 2006
A groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments.In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Naím illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them.
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- Who it’s for
- Follow the uneasy collision between nimble illicit networks and the governments trying to contain them.
- Themes
- Illicit commerce, Globalization, Trafficking and governance
- Genres
- Criminology, Globalization, International Economics
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A groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments.In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Naím illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them.
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From illegal migrants to drugs to weapons to laundered money to counterfeit goods, the black market produces enormous profits that are reinvested to create new businesses, enable terrorists, and even to take over governments. Naím reveals the inner workings of these amazingly efficient international organizations and shows why it is so hard — and so necessary to contain them. Riveting and deeply informed, Illicit will change how you see the world around you.
The Hidden Economy
Follow the uneasy collision between nimble illicit networks and the governments trying to contain them.
Come here for
- A global view of smuggling, trafficking, and political power
- The friction between criminal efficiency and bureaucratic limits
Expect
- An examination of illicit commerce across economies and governments
- A perspective that links black markets to the wider world
Where it sits
| Globalization | 27% |
|---|---|
| International Economics | 23% |
| Criminology | 20% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- International Law
- Trade & Tariffs
- Globalization
- Authors
- Moises Naim
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Published
- October 10, 2006
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Illicit commerce · Globalization · Trafficking and governance
- Reading lane
- International Law