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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300058703321

Autore

Aziani Alberto

Titolo

Illicit Financial Flows : An Innovative Approach to Estimation / / by Alberto Aziani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-030-01890-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (109 pages)

Collana

International and Comparative Criminology, , 2365-841X

Disciplina

364.168

Soggetti

Commercial crimes

Transnational crime

Financial Crime

Trafficking

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Illicit Financial Flows: Conceptual and Operational Issues -- How Illicit Financial Flows are Estimated -- A New Strategy to Estimate Illicit Financial Flows -- Data and Assumptions Behind the Application of the Flow-Network Approach to Cocaine Trafficking -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs) have received increased attention in light of international corruption scandals, high-profile leaks about extensive tax abuse schemes, and the continued fight against terrorism financing and organized crime. Reducing IFFs is now a key target of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, renewing debates about both how to operationally define IFF and the methodologies that are used to estimate their extent. This book addresses these key issues, by investigating and schematizing the concept of illicit financial flows and critically evaluating the current models used to estimate them. It book proposes an original flow-network approach through which to produce longitudinal and country-specific estimates of IFFs and the gross value added related to transnational trafficking. It advocates for a reformulation of the current definition of IFFs to one that is more specific and operational, allowing scholars and policy-makers to better clarify the relationship between IFFs, the sources of capital and the



channels that are used to move capital abroad. This brief will be an indispensable guide for students of criminology and organized crime, and for the researchers and practitioners working to understand and combat these crimes.