ABSTRACT

This title was first publishde in 2001. Occupational crime is found in the whole range of occupations and at all levels. Despite the fact that activities are widespread and well known, the area is blurred by contradictory perceptions, denials and arguments over definition. This volume presents influential essays on the topic.

part I|167 pages

Theories, Motives and Meanings

chapter 3|7 pages

Employee deviance

chapter 4|16 pages

Employee Theft as Social Control*

chapter 9|17 pages

The Political Economy of Informal Economies

Annals, AAPSS, 493, September 1987

part II|177 pages

Cases and Comparative Contexts

chapter 11|20 pages

Dock Pilferage

A case study in occupational theft

chapter Chap. VIII|37 pages

On River Plunder

chapter 17|17 pages

The Second Economy of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

Annals, AAPSS, 493, September 1987

chapter 18|15 pages

The Cultural Bases of Soviet Georgia’s Second Economy

Soviet Studies, vol. XXXV, no. 4, October 1983, pp. 546–560