The politics of cross-border crime in greater China [[electronic resource] ] : case studies of mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macao / / Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo

• Autore: Lo Shiu Hing <1963->
• Pubblicazione: Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (265 p.)
• Disciplina: 364.1/0609514
• Soggetto topico: Organized crime - Political aspects - China; Organized crime - China - Prevention; Organized crime - China - Hong Kong; Organized crime - China - Hong Kong - Prevention; Organized crime - China - Macau; Organized crime - China - Macau - Prevention; Espionage - China; Organized crime - Prevention - International cooperation
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-233) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Types and patterns of transborder crime in greater China -- The PRC state response at national, provincial, and local levels -- Cross-border crime and the postcolonial state in Hong Kong -- Response of the postcolonial state in Macao -- Espionage and terrorism -- Intergovernmental and regional cooperation.
• Sommario/riassunto: Organized crime has been on the rise in the Greater Chine region since the People's Republic opened up its economy and society in the mid-1980s. This book provides a detailed and comprehensive study of how the state at the central and local levels has responded to the changing patterns and activities of cross-border crime in Greater China.
• Titolo autorizzato: The politics of cross-border crime in greater China
• ISBN: 1-003-06364-0; 1-282-55471-9; 9786612554711; 0-7656-2304-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910459339403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Hong Kong Becoming China