Introduction: Fighting transnational organized crime
- Author: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
- Main Title: Transnational Organized Crime in East Asia and the Pacific , pp 1-4
- Publication Date: December 2013
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/8a0a64ac-en
- Language: English
This report is one of a series of transnational organized crime threat assessments UNODC has carried out in the framework of its regional programme approach. Like the rest of the world, East Asia and the Pacific has experienced rapid economic and social change during the past few decades and faces considerable regulatory challenges posed by this change. This report reviews the manner in which criminal enterprises have developed alongside legitimate commerce in recent years. Drawing on official statistics, academic studies, and interviews with law enforcement officials, it attempts to outline the mechanics of trade: the how, where, when, who, and why of the contraband markets affecting the region. It also endeavours to give the best reading of the available data on the size of selected markets. Though the list of contraband markets discussed is not comprehensive and it is impossible to quantify the value of these markets with any precision, these estimates are offered to prompt public debate on areas of great public policy significance.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210541640
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/4bf21a0f-en
Related Subject(s):
Drugs Crime and Terrorism
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