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Government of the Shadows: Parapolitics and Criminal Sovereignty

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Availability:In StockContributor:Eric WilsonPublish date:2008-04-01Pages:336
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pluto Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780745326238ISBN-10:745326234UPC:9780745326238Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Comparative Politics, Criminology, Security (National & International)Size:9.00 x 5.80 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCS14W7WWP

Government of the Shadows analyses the concept of clandestine government. It explores how covert political activity and transnational organised crime are linked -- and how they ultimately work to the advantage of state and corporate power.

The book shows that legitimate government is now routinely accompanied by extra-governmental covert operations. Using a variety of case studies, from the mafia in Italy to programmes for food and reconstruction in Iraq, the contributors illustrate that para-political structures are not 'deviant', but central to the operation of global governments.

The creation of this truly parallel world-economy, the source of huge political and economic potential, entices states to undertake new forms of regulation, either through their own intelligence agencies, or through the more shadowy world of criminal cartels.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Pluto Press (UK)ISBN-13:9780745326238ISBN-10:745326234UPC:9780745326238Book Category:Political Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Comparative Politics, Criminology, Security (National & International)Size:9.00 x 5.80 x 0.70 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCS14W7WWP

Eric Wilson is Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Monash University, Melbourne.


Publisher: Pluto Press (UK)

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