article on misha glenny mcmafia Flashcards
what is the commercial sucess story of the last 20 yrs
organised crime
what % of the worlds GDP did organsied crime account for
15%
what is the other name glenny gives to Mcmafia
-global shadow economy
what event does glenny identify as key to increase cross border crime
-collapse of benin wall and communism
what were some of the oriblems of the changes that occured after 1989
-ethnic nationalism
who are the midwives of the capitalism
weightlifters(communist celebs)
what happened after the collapse of communism in eastern europe
-court system wasent functioning
-state and police collapsed
who were the privatised law enforcement agencies
-the mafia
why did glenny start his research into organised crime in the balkans
-balkans turned into vast transit zone
wht crimes were emerging from this area
-drug, human trafficking
how many peoples were involved in global crime
-500 million people
what were the zones of distribution
-mexico, columbia
what were the zones of consumption
-europe, japan , uk us
where were the zones of production and threats did they face
-republic of congo, afghanistan
(face violence)
what is the primary driver of international organised crime
-western desire to consum
how do smugglers make money on cigarettes
-use boats that are fast to countries making alot of money out cigs
how mcuh money did britain lose due to the work of the smugglers
8 billion in revenue
how were the gangsters able to get away w their trade
-throw women into water so police try to save them
-gangsters get away
what do international criminals do w their money and how is trade made easier by globalisation
-offshore banking networks/ accounts
why has production of drugs moved location why is this going to be present a problem
-higher demand for synthetic drugs
-production moved to more developed countries e.g canada from less developed afghanistan
how have the organised criminals changed their interests to adjust to the economic recession
-countefeit goods and cyber crime
according to glenny why is cuber crime so easy to carry out
persuade people easily thru sex and love
how have the interent and organised global crime contributed to the spread of malaria
-people by knock off versian of the product w not enough of the active ingredient so end up getting malaria
