Deviant Globalization
Book description
This collection of essays introduces the thriving illicit industries and activities within the global economy whose growth challenges traditional notions of wealth, power, and progress. Through essays contributed by leading experts and scholars, "Deviant Globalization" argues that far from being marginal, illicit activities are a fundamental part of globalization. Narcotrafficking,…
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This book tears the lid off the globalization conversation because, before this book, nobody had considered all of the ways that the tools of globalization, like transnational shipping and the geographical distribution of labor, could be used to commit international crimes.
According to the authors, globalization’s shadow hides in plain sight, whether we are discussing transnational Mexican cartels, the Dark Web, human trafficking through Eastern Europe, or wildlife smuggling.
One of the morals of this book is that there is always a dark side to success stories and also that the more we generate regulations to prevent unwanted activities, the…
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