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McMafia: a journey through the global criminal underworld

By Misha Glenny

Book information

Publisher
Vintage Books
Year
2009
ISBN
1400095123, 9781400095124, 0307268624, 9780307268624
LCC
HV6441.G54 2008
Google Books ID
fN7noidk2KsC
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3874825 bytes)
Pages
416\0
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the deregulation of international financial markets in 1989, governments and entrepreneurs alike became intoxicated by dreams of newly opened markets. But no one could have foreseen that the greatest success story to arise from these events would be the worldwide rise of organized crime. Today, it is estimated that illegal trade accounts for one-fifth of the global GDP.In this fearless and wholly authoritative investigation of the seemingly insatiable demand for illegal wares, veteran reporter Misha Glenny travels across five continents to speak with participants from every level of the global underworld—police, victims, politicians, and even the criminals themselves. What follows is a groundbreaking, propulsive look at an unprecedented phenomenon from a savvy, street-wise guide.

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