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Are modern democracies threatened by organized crime? Organized crime has evolved alongside capitalism, remaining one step ahead in order to profit from new and often transnational economic opportunities. It challenges social and political structures yet its strategies are strongly conditioned by the political institutions and the specific type of civil society in which they appear. This innovative volume examines the relationship between organized crime and the state, civil society and politics, and assesses the consequences and impact of organized crime on democracy. It contains chapters on Russia, South America, Japan, the US, the EU and a detailed study of Italy.Allum, Felia is the author of 'Organized Crime and the Challenge to Democracy' with ISBN 9780415369725 and ISBN 041536972X.
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