Organized Crime and States - (The Sciences Po International Relations and Political Economy) by J Briquet & G Favarel-Garrigues (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This work was originally published in French by Karthala under the title Milieux criminels et pouvoir politique. Les ressorts illicites de l'Etat"--T.p. verso.

Book Synopsis

In contrast to a globalizing approach to 'transnational organized crime, ' this edited volume studies socio-historical environments in which mafia-esque violence has found a fertile ground for growth and development within the political arena.

Review Quotes

"This is just the kind of book that is presently needed. Ithas aprecise focus: delinquency and the power of the state. It transcends ethnocentricitythrough its transnational approach and breaks away from the single discipline perspective by bringing together different methods of analysis. Aseminal book on an important subject." - Jean-Paul Brodeur, Director, International Centre for Comparative Criminology, Université de Montréal

About the Author

JEAN-LOUIS BRIQUET is Directeur de Recherche and Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), France.

GILLES FAVAREL-GARRIGUES is Senior Researcher at CERI Sciences Po-CNRS, France.