Displaying 1 of 1 2005 Format: Book Author: Naím, Moisés. Title: Illicit : how smugglers, traffickers and copycats are hijacking the global economy / Moisés Naím. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Doubleday, 2005. Description: 340 pages ; 25 cm Summary: Provides a look at how smugglers and traffickers, backed by powerful, well-financed networks, have affected the global economy, examining the interconnections among a variety of such illegal enterprises and their operations. Subjects: Crime and globalization. Drug traffic. Globalization -- Economic aspects. Noncitizens. Illegal arms transfers. Intellectual property infringement. Money laundering. Transnational crime. Illegal immigration. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-324) and index. Contents: The wars we are losing -- Global smugglers are changing your world -- Small arms and loose nukes -- No business like drug business -- Why is slavery booming in the 21st century? -- The global trade in stolen ideas -- The money washers -- What do orangutans, human kidneys, garbage, and Van Gogh have in common? -- What are governments doing? -- Citizens vs. criminals -- Why we are losing -- What to do? -- The world ahead. Web Site: Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2005045509 ISBN: 0385513925 9780385513920 Other Number: 58919967 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 162437 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 364.135 Naim Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
