Illicit markets, organized crime, and global security

Abstract

Intro -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- The Dark Side of Globalization: The Economics Behind Illicit Markets -- Suppliers -- Illicit Infrastructure -- Significance of This Study -- Chapter Outline -- Final Words -- Chapter 2: Illicit Markets: A Short Historical Summary -- The Nature of Illicit Markets and Organized Crime -- Illicit Markets in the Twentieth Century -- Conclusion: Repeated Patterns of Prohibition Throughout History -- Chapter 3: Illicit Superstructures: Banking, Middlemen, and Transport -- Illicit Supply Chains -- Hijacking Weak States: Corruption, Coercion, and Infiltration -- Middlemen, Hubs, and Transportation -- Banking: Shell Companies and Money Laundering -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4: Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking in the Americas: Trends and Challenges -- The Drug War in Latin America -- Mexico -- Connected by the Hip: United States and Mexico's Interconnectedness -- Mexican Cartels and the Heroin Epidemic in the United States -- The United States and Border Security -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5: General Trends in Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime on a Global Scale -- Understanding the Nature of Transnational Organized Crime Groups -- Global Drug Demand: Statistics -- Drug Policies in the United States: The Obama Administration and Drug Policy -- The Trump Administration's Drug Policy -- Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in the Middle East -- Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime in Asia: The Case of China -- Drug Trafficking in Africa -- The Future of Drug Trafficking: The Dark Web -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6: Human and Organ Trafficking -- Characteristics of Victims -- The Internet and Human Trafficking -- Human Trafficking in the United States -- Trafficking in Latin America -- Human Trafficking in Europe -- Organ Trafficking -- Conclusion.

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Illicit markets, organized crime, and global security

Kassab, Hanna Samir; Rosen, Jonathan D.

Kassab, Hanna Samir; Rosen, Jonathan D.

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