Hawala, hysteria and hegemony

Thomas Viles

Journal of Money Laundering Control, 2008, vol. 11, issue 1, 25-33

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to highlight criticism of attempts to impose regulations onhawalaand other informal value transfer systems (IVTSs), in light of their importance in the lives of people in the most vulnerable sectors of global society. Design/methodology/approach - Review of scholarly, public‐policy, and legal literature onhawalaand other IVTSs. Findings - Most attempts to regulatehawalaand other IVTSs seem redundant of existing regimes, or, worse, unreasonably punitive when their social utility is considered. Originality/value - A contribution to the debate on the supposed need to regulatehawalaand other IVTSs favored by the poorest and most vulnerable sectors of global society.

Keywords: Terrorism; Banking; Money laundering; Disadvantaged groups (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1108/13685200810844479

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