Books in the Routledge Transnational Crime and Corruption series

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has developed a powerful business community and a potent network of transnational organized groups. This book explores its impact on the evolution of the state and its foreign behaviour. It considers a range of issues, including energy, the arms trade, international drug flows, and human trafficking.

Georgia is one of the most corrupt and crime-ridden nations of the former Soviet Union. Important changes have been made since the Rose Revolution in Georgia to address the organized crime and pervasive corruption. This book surveys various aspects of organized crime and corruption in Georgia and also the reforms since the Rose Revolution.

Examines Russia's attempts to tackle the challenges of the increasing security threats of rising crime, corruption and terrorism that it has experienced since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. This book demonstrates the close links between the rising drug trade, border problems, migration issues, organized crime, corruption and terrorism.

Examines irregular migration from former Soviet states to the United States. This book discusses reasons for migration; the profile of migrants; how the process works, how migrants obtain US visas; where they work once arrived; and, if they intend to return home.

Important changes have occurred in transnational crime and human trafficking during the years. Examining transnational crime, human trafficking and its implications for human security from both Western and Asian perspectives, this book outlines the overall picture of organized crime and human trafficking in the world.

This book, based on extensive original research, surveys the most enduring aspects of organized crime and corruption in Georgia and the most important reforms since the Rose Revolution.

This book discusses how far large multinational corporations are involved, intentionally and unintentionally, in such exploitative labor practices. It explores how far corporations are driven to seek cheap labour by the need to remain commercially competitive, examines how the problem often lies with corporations¿ subcontractors, who are not as well controlled as they might be, and outlines and assesses measures being taken by governments and international agencies to eradicate the problem.

This book examines Russiäs attempts to tackle the challenges of the new and increasing security threats of rising crime, corruption and terrorism that it has experienced since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991. It demonstrates the close links between the rising drug trade, border problems, migration issues, organized crime, corruption and terrorism.

This book examines why the number of entrepreneurs is declining so rapidly in Putin¿s Russia, how many economic opportunities are being irrevocably lost each year in Russia, and why entrepreneurship has become one of the most dangerous occupations in Russia over the last decade.

This book presents a wide ranging assessment of the environmental problems faced by Russia and of the crime and corruption which contribute to them. It also discusses the attitude of the Russian government which seems to view environmental protection as something for rich countries, something to be postponed until Russia is on the same economic footing as wealthier Scandinavian and western European countries. It concludes, gloomily, that the problems are getting worse and that little is being done to tackle them.