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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790348503321

Titolo

Corruption and organized crime in Europe : illegal partnerships / / edited by Philip Gounev and Vincenzo Ruggiero

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-30689-7

1-280-77693-5

9786613687326

0-203-11796-4

1-136-30690-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

Organizational Crime

Altri autori (Persone)

GounevPhilip

RuggieroVincenzo

Disciplina

364.106094

Soggetti

Organized crime - Europe

Bribery - Europe

Political corruption - Europe

Corruption - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; PART I; 1 Introduction: the organisation of crime; 2 Corruption and the disappearance of the victim; 3 Organised crime, corruption and public bodies; 4 Organised crime, corruption and the private sector; 5 Corruption and criminal markets; PART II Case studies; 6 Bulgaria: corruption and organised crime in flux; 7 France: from local elites to national leaders; 8 Greece: the politics of crime; 9 Italy: who corrupts whom?

10 Corruption, organised crime and the free market in Russia11 Spain: a criminal hub; 12 Corruption and organised crime in the UK; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Corruption and Organised Crime in Europe, Gounev and Ruggiero present a discussion of the relation between organized criminals and



corruption in the EU's 27 Member States. The book draws on research and scholarly work the editors carried out, respectively, within the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) in Bulgaria, and within academic institutions, as well as on behalf of the European Commission and the United Nations.Combining empirical data and theoretical debates, the book focuses on three main areas of the relationship between corruption and organised crime: publi