The Critical Handbook of Money Laundering: Policy, Analysis and Myths

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The overarching aim of this book is to bring order to the subjects of money laundering and of the anti-money laundering frameworks that have been written over the past thirty years. It provides scholars, practitioners and policy makers with a guide to what is known of the subject thus far. The book examines critically the underlying assumptions of research and of policy-making in the field and offers a systematic review of the most important policy and academic literature on the subject. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Money-laundering: a global issue and scarce knowledge (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 1-11 Methodology (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 13-39 Historical overview (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 41-89 Concepts, assumptions and consequences (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 91-122 Learning more about the FATF: Knowing the tree by its fruits (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 123-160 Legal studies literature (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 161-181 Economists’ consensus: models and estimates (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 183-227 Behaviour and impact ‘on the ground’ (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 229-268 “What is all this good for?” A layman’s question (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 269-303 Conclusion: back to the essence and the future (Petrus C. van Duyne, Jackie H. Harvey, Liliya Y. Gelemerova)....Pages 305-331 Back Matter ....Pages 333-378