article on misha glenny mcmafia

Question 1

what is the commercial sucess story of the last 20 yrs

Answer 1

organised crime

Question 2

what % of the worlds GDP did organsied crime account for

Answer 2

15%

Question 3

what is the other name glenny gives to Mcmafia

Answer 3

-global shadow economy

Question 4

what event does glenny identify as key to increase cross border crime

Answer 4

-collapse of benin wall and communism

Question 5

what were some of the oriblems of the changes that occured after 1989

Answer 5

-ethnic nationalism

Question 6

who are the midwives of the capitalism

Answer 6

weightlifters(communist celebs)

Question 7

what happened after the collapse of communism in eastern europe

Answer 7

-court system wasent functioning
-state and police collapsed

Question 8

who were the privatised law enforcement agencies

Answer 8

-the mafia

Question 9

why did glenny start his research into organised crime in the balkans

Answer 9

-balkans turned into vast transit zone

Question 10

wht crimes were emerging from this area

Answer 10

-drug, human trafficking

Question 11

how many peoples were involved in global crime

Answer 11

-500 million people

Question 12

what were the zones of distribution

Answer 12

-mexico, columbia

Question 13

what were the zones of consumption

Answer 13

-europe, japan , uk us

Question 14

where were the zones of production and threats did they face

Answer 14

-republic of congo, afghanistan
(face violence)

Question 15

what is the primary driver of international organised crime

Answer 15

-western desire to consum

Question 16

how do smugglers make money on cigarettes

Answer 16

-use boats that are fast to countries making alot of money out cigs

Question 17

how mcuh money did britain lose due to the work of the smugglers

Answer 17

8 billion in revenue

Question 18

how were the gangsters able to get away w their trade

Answer 18

-throw women into water so police try to save them
-gangsters get away

Question 19

what do international criminals do w their money and how is trade made easier by globalisation

Answer 19

-offshore banking networks/ accounts

Question 20

why has production of drugs moved location why is this going to be present a problem

Answer 20

-higher demand for synthetic drugs
-production moved to more developed countries e.g canada from less developed afghanistan

Question 21

how have the organised criminals changed their interests to adjust to the economic recession

Answer 21

-countefeit goods and cyber crime

Question 22

according to glenny why is cuber crime so easy to carry out

Answer 22

persuade people easily thru sex and love

Question 23

how have the interent and organised global crime contributed to the spread of malaria

Answer 23

-people by knock off versian of the product w not enough of the active ingredient so end up getting malaria