03247nam 2200733Ia 450 99624827460331620170815153550.00-19-927949-71-282-05296-997866120529650-19-152284-82027/heb32498(CKB)111087313306932(EBL)679593(OCoLC)427507722(SSID)ssj0000089410(PQKBManifestationID)11124350(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000089410(PQKBWorkID)10088972(PQKB)10057027(SSID)ssj0001148786(PQKBManifestationID)12520670(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001148786(PQKBWorkID)11166658(PQKB)11572664(StDuBDS)EDZ0000074577(MiAaPQ)EBC679593(MiAaPQ)EBC7037937(Au-PeEL)EBL7037937(dli)HEB32498(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000235(EXLCZ)9911108731330693220010110d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Russian mafia private protection in a new market economy /Federico VareseOxford Oxford University Press20011 online resource (305 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-160027-X 0-19-829736-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexWhat 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 pPrivate protection in a new market economyOrganized crimeRussia (Federation)Organized crimeRussia (Federation)PreventionTransnational crimeRussia (Federation)PreventionRussia (Federation)Economic conditions1991-Organized crimeOrganized crimePrevention.Transnational crimePrevention.364.1060947Varese Federico515271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996248274603316The Russian mafia2316792UNISA