On the Political Economy of Organized Crime Is There Much That Can Be Done?

Stergios Skaperdas

Working Papers from California Irvine - School of Social Sciences

Abstract: This article will employ an economic perspective in trying to understand the phenomenon of organized crime, its effects, and its quick emergence in areas with a power vacuum, including those of many transition economies.

Keywords: CRIMES; LAW; SOCIETY (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D60 J10 K14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 37 pages
Date: 1999
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