Organized crime and the challenge to democracy / edited by Felia Allum and Renate Siebert ; foreword by David Beetham.
| Other author | Allum, Felia, 1971- |
| Other author | Siebert, Renate, 1942- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, |
| Description | xiv, 238 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 28 |
| Contents | Why is organized crime so successful? / Fabio Armao -- Mafia and anti-mafia: the implications for everyday life / Renate Siebert -- Transnational organized crime between myth and reality: the social construction of a threat / Monica Massari -- Organized crime, business and the state in post-Communist Russia / Sergei Plekhanov -- Drug-trafficking and the state: the case of Colombia / Sayaka Fukumi -- Transnational organized crime, security and the European Union / Wyn Rees -- 'Once upon a time in America': organized crime and civil society / Robert J. Kelly and Rufus Schatzberg -- Civil resistance: society fights back ... / Ercole Giap Parini -- For Christ's sake: organized crime and religion / Alessandra Dino -- Democracy and the gangs: the case of Marseilles / Paola Monzini -- Organized crime, politics and the judiciary in post-war Italy / Jean-Louis Briquet -- Mediated democracy: Yakuza and Japanese political leadership / Eiko Maruko -- Conclusion: organized crime and democracy: 'uncivil' or 'civil' society? / Felia Allum and Renate Siebert. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2002155379 |
| ISBN | 041536972X |