Illegal Markets and the Economics of Organized Crime

This book contributes to a more sophisticated economic understanding of organised crime by advancing recent developments in research on organised crime and illegal markets and by taking the reader to new markets where organised crime is currently active. This book was published as a special issue in Global Crime.

This book showcases recent advances in the theoretical and empirical understanding of the economic aspects of organised crime and illegal markets. It provides new insights into defining and quantifying the influence of organised crime by drawing on innovative approaches to studying criminal networks and organisations such as the Hells Angels. The book includes analysis of the structure of illegal drug markets from international leaders in the field. Finally the text includes empirical case studies of the diverse markets where organised crime is currently active including the illegal market for crystal methamphetamine in Australia, tiger products in China and the falcon and fur trades in Russia.

This book was based on a special issue of Global Crime.

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