Format:
XIV, 290 S.
,
graph. Darst., Kt.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2003 Online-Ressource Oxford scholarship online. Political Science
ISBN:
9780191600272
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019160027X
Content:
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
Content:
Drawing on primary sources, this study challenges widely held views to chart the emergence of the Russian mafia in the context of the transition to the market, the privatisation of protection and pervasive corruption.
Note:
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; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780198297369
Additional Edition:
Druckausg. u.d. T. Varese, Federico, 1965 - The Russian mafia Oxford [u.a.] : Oxford University Press, 2001 ISBN 019829736X
Language:
English
Subjects:
Law
Keywords:
Russland
;
Organisiertes Verbrechen
;
Marktwirtschaft
;
Russland
;
Organisiertes Verbrechen
;
Marktwirtschaft
DOI:
10.1093/019829736X.001.0001
Author information:
Varese, Federico 1965-
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