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Author: Thomas Pietschmann
Publisher: UN
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789211303117
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Attempts to shed light on the total amounts likely to be laundered across the globe, as well as the potential attractiveness of various locations to those who launder money"--Pref.
Author: Alberto Aziani
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2018-10-30
Total Pages: 121
ISBN-13: 3030018903
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllicit Financial Flows (IFFs) have received increased attention in light of international corruption scandals, high-profile leaks about extensive tax abuse schemes, and the continued fight against terrorism financing and organized crime. Reducing IFFs is now a key target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, renewing debates about both how to operationally define IFF and the methodologies that are used to estimate their extent. This book addresses these key issues, by investigating and schematizing the concept of illicit financial flows and critically evaluating the current models used to estimate them. It book proposes an original flow-network approach through which to produce longitudinal and country-specific estimates of IFFs and the gross value added related to transnational trafficking. It advocates for a reformulation of the current definition of IFFs to one that is more specific and operational, allowing scholars and policy-makers to better clarify the relationship between IFFs, the sources of capital and the channels that are used to move capital abroad. This brief will be an indispensable guide for students of criminology and organized crime, and for the researchers and practitioners working to understand and combat these crimes.
Author: H. Richard Friman
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780847693047
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllicit cross-border flows, such as the smuggling of drugs, are proliferating on a global scale. This volume explores the selective nature of the state's retreat, persistence and reassertion in relation to the illicit global economy.
Author: Cláudia Costa Storti
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 277
ISBN-13: 0262016559
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEconomists explore the relationship between expanding international trade and the parallel growth in illicit trade, including illegal drugs, smuggling, and organized crime. As international trade has expanded dramatically in the postwar period--an expansion accelerated by the opening of China, Russia, India, and Eastern Europe--illicit international trade has grown in tandem with it. This volume uses the economist's toolkit to examine the economic, political, and social problems resulting from such illicit activities as illegal drug trade, smuggling, and organized crime. The contributors consider several aspects of the illegal drug market, including the sometimes puzzling relationships among purity, price, and risk; the effect of globalization on the heroin and cocaine markets, examined both through mathematical models and with empirical data from the U.K; the spread of khat, a psychoactive drug imported legally to the U.K. as a vegetable; and the economic effect of the "war on drugs" on producer and consumer countries. Other chapters examine the hidden financial flows of organized crime, patterns of smuggling in international trade, Iran's illicit trading activity, and the impact of mafia-like crime on foreign direct investment in Italy.
Author: Charles E. Grassley
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1999-07
Total Pages: 337
ISBN-13: 0788181459
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJoint Senate hearing on how international drug traffickers launder their money by using American financial institutions. Witnesses: Senators Charles Grassley, Phil Gramm, Frank Murkowski, Bob Graham, Alfonse D'Amato, and Pete Domenici; Jonathan Winer, Deputy Asst. Sec. of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs; Stanley Morris, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Dept. of the Treasury; George Weise, Commissioner, U.S. Customs Service; Jeffrey Lang, Deputy U.S. Trade Rep.; Alan Abel, Coopers and Lybrand, L.L.P.; Robert Leiken, New Moment, Inc.; and Michael Miles, The Miles Group, Inc.
Author: OECD
Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789264251830
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report assesses the magnitude, flows and drivers of illicit trade and the illegal economy including: narcotics, human trafficking, wildlife, sports betting, counterfeit medicines, alcohol and tobacco. The negative socio-economic impacts that these markets have in consumer countries are as worrisome as the goverance gaps that are exploited in source countries. This report examines each illicit sector in terms of the geographic sources, destinations and key trade routes, the current trend of infiltration by organized crime networks, and good practices or future policy solutions with which to combat illicit trade within the various sectors.
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Published: 2012
Total Pages: 86
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report is one of several studies conducted by UNODC on organized crime threats around the world. These studies describe what is known about the mechanics of contraband trafficking - the what, who, how, and how much of illicit flows - and discuss their potential impact on governance and development. Their primary role is diagnostic, but they also explore the implications of these findings for policy. Publisher's note.
Author: Alex Cobham
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2020
Total Pages: 224
ISBN-13: 0198854412
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIllicit financial flows constitute a global phenomenon of massive but uncertain scale, which erodes government revenues and drives corruption in countries rich and poor. This book offers a critical examination of existing data and methodologies, identifying the most promising avenues for future improvement.
Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Publisher: UN
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9789211302950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn The globalization of crime: a transnational organized crime threat assessment, UNODC analyses a range of key transnational crime threats, including human trafficking, migrant smuggling, the illicit heroin and cocaine trades, cybercrime, maritime piracy and trafficking in environmental resources, firearms and counterfeit goods. The report also examines a number of cases where transnational organized crime and instability amplify each other to create vicious circles in which countries or even subregions may become locked. Thus, the report offers a striking view of the global dimensions of organized crime today.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2014-04-23
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9264203508
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication identifies the main areas of weakness and potential areas for action to combat money-laundering, tax evasion, foreign bribery, and to identify, freeze and return stolen assets.
