Modern Sociology Library -- Getting Rich Through Crime -- Drugs

Author: (French) Jean-Paul Puglisi
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Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: With the rapid development of economic marketization and globalization, as well as the liberalization of finance and trade worldwide, illegal economies (gray economy, black economy) have taken advantage of the situation to spread and expand globally. Among these, criminal economic activities such as drug trafficking and money laundering have become particularly prominent issues. How to effectively curb drugs and money laundering, combat various criminal economic activities, and ensure financial stability while safeguarding national economic security have become major concerns for international economic organizations as well as governments, economists, and financial experts worldwide. This book employs a wealth of detailed and comprehensive materials, focusing on issues such as drug trafficking and money laundering, to provide fresh perspectives and insights into the origins of financial crises that occurred in Japan, Mexico, Thailand, and Russia since the 1990s. It elucidates the relationship between illegal economies and financial crises, highlighting the significant harm caused by illegal economies to the normal functioning of the global economy and financial system.