McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld

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McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld is a nonfiction book written by Misha Glenny and published in 2008 by Random House. [1] [2] [3] Glenny is a former correspondent for the BBC World Service who covered Central Europe. [3]

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Summary

According to the book, the collapse of the Soviet Union was the catalyst for organized crime to proliferate in Eastern Europe. Glenny supplies first hand descriptions, and chronicles a multinational journey of organized transnational crime in the age of the deregulated globalized market place. For sources Glenny conducted hundreds of interviews with mainstream business people, as well as former and existent law enforcement and government officials. [4]

References

  1. ↑ Robb, Peter (May 25, 2008). "Gangsters Without Borders". The New York Times . Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  2. ↑ Weinberg, Steve Weinberg (April 18, 2008). "'McMafia' is a riveting look at the globalization of organized crime". The Seattle Times . Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Grimes, William (April 11, 2008). "Wiseguys and Fall Guys, Welcome to Globalization". The New York Times.
  4. ↑ Molnar, Steve (Spring 2009). "Book Notes: McMafia: A Journey through..." Osgoode Hall Law Journal . 47 (1): 181–182. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
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