Transnational Organized Crime and International Security: Business as Usual?
Mats Berdal and Mónica Serrano, editors | | ISBN: 978-1-58826-090-1 $55.00 |
| ISBN: 978-1-62637-019-7 $55.00 |
| 2002/243 pages/LC: 2002017883 |
DESCRIPTION
Though the provision of illicit goods and services is far from being a new phenomenon, today's global economic environment has allowed transnational organized crime an unprecedented capacity to challenge states. The authors of this book examine the trends underlying the explosion of transnational organized crime and consider possible responses. Emphasizing the difficulties encountered by individual states in their efforts to deal with this security dilemma, they highlight the growing importance of multilateral initiatives.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mats Berdal is professor of security and development at King's College, University of London. His recent publications include The United Nations and International Security: The Search for International Order After the Cold War and Greed and Grievance: Economic Agendas in Civil Wars. Mónica Serrano is professor of politics at El Colegio de México. She is author of Common Security in Latin America and editor of Mexico: Assessing Neo-Liberal Reforms.
CONTENTS
- Introduction—the Editors.
- GLOBALIZATION, ECONOMIC REFORM, AND TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.
- Transnational Organized Crime and International Security: Business as Usual?—M. Serrano.
- Transnational Crime and Economic Globalization—P. Andreas.
- Liberalization and Transnational Financial Crime—M. Levi.
- Cooperation Among Criminal Organizations—P. Williams.
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.
- The UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime—D. Vlassis.
- The OAS and Transnational Organized Crime in the Americas—C. Granada.
- Law-Enforcement Cooperation and Transnational Organized Crime in Europe—M. den Boer.
- REGIONAL TRENDS IN TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME.
- Liberal Markets and the Republic of Europe: Contextualizing the Growth of Transnational Organized Crime—I. Taylor.
- Transnational Organized Crime and Conflict in the Balkans—T. Köppel and A. Székely.
- From Small-Time Smuggling to Big-Time Racketeering: Turkey and the Middle East—P. Robins.
- From Drug Trafficking to Transnational Organized Crime in Latin America—M. Serrano and M.C. Toro.
- Global Triads: Myth or Reality?—Y.K. Chu.
- CONCLUSION.
- Transnational Organized Crime and International Security: The New Topography—the Editors.
