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Record Nr.

UNISA996248274603316

Autore

Varese Federico

Titolo

The Russian mafia : private protection in a new market economy / / Federico Varese

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2001

ISBN

0-19-927949-7

1-282-05296-9

9786612052965

0-19-152284-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Disciplina

364.1060947

Soggetti

Organized crime - Russia (Federation)

Organized crime - Russia (Federation) - Prevention

Transnational crime - Russia (Federation) - Prevention

Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 1991-

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

Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Russian Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; I.THE TRANSITION TO THE MARKET AND PROTECTION IN RUSSIA; II.PRIVATE PROTECTION IN PERM; III.THE RUSSIAN MAFIA; Appendix A: Aliases in the Soviet and Russian Underworld; Appendix B: The Destination of the Soviet Elite in Perm; List of Respondents and Interview Content; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What is the Russian Mafia? This unique book thoroughly researches this question and challenges widely-held views. The author charts the emergence of the Russian Mafia in the context of the transition to the market, the privatization of protection and pervasive corruption. The ability of the Russian State to define property rights and protect contracts is compared to the services offered by fragments of the state apparatus, private security firms, ethnic crime groups, the Cossacksand the Mafia. Past criminal traditions, rituals and norms have been resuscitated by the Mafia of today to forge a p