Transnational Financial Crime

Contents: Introduction; Part I Theoretical Frameworks: Globalization, criminogenic asymmetries and economic crime, Nikos Passas; Global anomie, dysnomie, and economic crime: hidden consequences of neliberalism and globalization in Russia and around the world, Nikos Passas; Enron et al: paradigmatic white collar crime cases for the new century, David Friedrichs; Criminogenic cyber-capitalism: Paul Virilio, simulation, and the global financial crisis, Eric Wilson; Counterfeiting as corporate externality: intellectual property crime and global insecurity, Simon Mackenzie. Part II Types of Transnational Financial Crime: A good century for tax? Globalisation, redistribution and tax avoidance, John Braithwaite; E-gaming and money laundering risks: a European overview, Michael Levi; Trade-based money laundering and terrorist financing, John S. Zdanowicz; Demystifying Hawala: a look into its social organization and mechanics, Nikos Passas; Financial crime, near crime, and chicanery in the Wall Street meltdown, Richard B. Freeman; Mortgage origination fraud and the global economicl crisis: a criminological analysis, Tomson H. Nguyen and Henry N. Pontell; Odious debt, odious credit, economic development and democratization,Tom Ginsberg and Thomas S. Ulen; Defence expenditures, arms procurement and corruption in sub-Saharan Africa, Susan Willett; Why do so many anti-corruption efforts fail?, Michael Johnston; The genesis of the BCCI scandal, Nikos Passas; Organized fraud and organizing frauds: unpacking research on networks and organization, Michael Levi; Crime on the line: telemarketing and the changing nature of professional crime, Neal Shover, Glenn S. Coffey and Dick Hobbs; The insurgent economy: black market operations of guerrilla organizations, R.T. Naylor; Addressing identity crime in crime management information systems: definitions, classification, and empirics, Rodger Jamieson, Lesley Pek Wee Land, Donald Winchester, Greg Stephens, Alex Steele, Alana Maurushat and Rick Sarre; Transnational organised cyber crime: distinguishing threat from reality, Rob McCusker; Intellectual capital and economic espionage: new crimes and new protections, Herbert Snyder and Anthony Crescenzi; Cross-border crime and the interface between legal and illegal actors, Nikos Passas. Part III Control Issues: Criminalizing consequences of sanctions: embargo busting and its legacy, Peter Andreas; Financial controls and counter-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Nikos Passas; Balancing financial threats and legal interests in money-laundering policy, Petrus C. van Duyne, Marc S. Groenhuijsen and A.A.P. Schudelaro; Do European procurement rules generate or prevent crime?, Nicholas Dorn, Michael Levi and Simone White; Criminal profits, terror dollars, and nonsense, R.T. Naylor; Asset and money laundering in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru: a legal transplant in vulnerable environments?, Francisco E. Thoumi and Marcela Anzola; Testing the global financial transparency egime, J.C. Sharman; Name index.