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

• Autore: Varese Federico
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.1060947
• Soggetto topico: Organized crime - Russia (Federation); Organized crime - Russia (Federation) - Prevention; Transnational crime - Russia (Federation) - Prevention
• Soggetto geografico: Russia (Federation) Economic conditions 1991-
• 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
• Altri titoli varianti: Private protection in a new market economy
• Titolo autorizzato: The Russian mafia
• ISBN: 0-19-927949-7; 1-282-05296-9; 9786612052965; 0-19-152284-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248274603316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno