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Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy

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A groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments.In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Naím illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them. From illegal migrants to drugs to weapons to laundered money to counterfeit goods, the black market produces enormous profits that are reinvested to create new businesses, enable terrorists, and even to take over governments. Naím reveals the inner workings of these amazingly efficient international organizations and shows why it is so hard — and so necessary to contain them. Riveting and deeply informed, Illicit will change how you see the world around you.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anchor

Release: October 10, 2006

ISBN: 1400078849

ISBN 13: 9781400078844

Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy

3.7/5 ( ratings)

A groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments.In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Naím illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them. From illegal migrants to drugs to weapons to laundered money to counterfeit goods, the black market produces enormous profits that are reinvested to create new businesses, enable terrorists, and even to take over governments. Naím reveals the inner workings of these amazingly efficient international organizations and shows why it is so hard — and so necessary to contain them. Riveting and deeply informed, Illicit will change how you see the world around you.

Language: English

Pages: 352

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Anchor

Release: October 10, 2006

ISBN: 1400078849

ISBN 13: 9781400078844

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