The Politics of Organized Crime and the Organized Crime of Politics: A Study in Criminal PowerMore than simply a study of the mafia, Alfredo Schulte-Bockholt's work argues that collaboration between political science and criminology is critical to understanding the real nature of organized crime and its power. Schulte-Bockholt looks at specific case studies from Asia, Latin America, and Europe as he develops a theoretical discussion - drawing on the thought of Max Horkheimer, Theodor Adorno, and Antonio Gramsci - of the intimate connections between criminal groups and elite structures. Ranging from an historical discussion of the world drug economy to an examination of the evolution of organized crime in the former Soviet Union, the book extends into a consideration of the possible future development of organized crime in the age of advanced globalization. |
Contents
Foreword | 1 |
A NeoMarxist Interpretation of Organized Crime | 21 |
Historical Observations on Clearly and Presently Dangerous Plant Life | 39 |
A Tale of Two Coups Shanghai 1927 and La Paz 1980 | 73 |
Elites Cocaine and Power in Colombia and Peru | 95 |
Beyond Modern Capitalism Soviet and PostSoviet Organized Crime | 149 |
Beyond Modern Capitalism Mercantile Piracy | 177 |
The Racket and New World Disorder Control and Domination in the Age of Globalization | 189 |
Conclusion Part I | 207 |
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About the Author | 263 |
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