ABSTRACT
This selection of influential articles traces our evolving understanding of transnational organized crime - paradigm shifts - from the 'alien conspiracy' focused research to the more nuanced focused scholarship on 'markets' and 'networks', culminating in a focus on 'enablers' of transnational crimes and evaluations of 'harm' from transnational crimes. The selected essays and articles reflect the way in which politics, economics and social factors have impacted on scholarly thinking and the introduction also highlights the many authors and professionals who have been influential in this field. This volume is an essentialone-stop resource for lecturers and students interested in all aspects of transnational organized crime.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Introduction
part |2 pages
II Ethnicity, Illegal Enterprises and Upward Mobility
part III|2 pages
Criminal Organizations as ‘Alien Conspiracy’
part IV|2 pages
Business Crime versus Organized Crime or Business Crimes as Organized Crime
part V|2 pages
Rico and Debates Pertaining to the Structure and Purpose of Criminal Groups
part VI|2 pages
Refinements: ‘Less Organized’ Criminal Operations, and a Focus on Protection/Extortion
part VII|2 pages
Networks and Analysis
chapter 13|30 pages
The Teamsters, the White House, the Labor Department *
part VIII|1 pages
Markets
part IX|2 pages
A Question of Harm