Gangster States
Organized Crime, Kleptocracy and Political Collapse
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Economic Conditions, Economic Policy, Business & Finance
| Author: | K. Hirschfeld | ISBN: | 9781137490292 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK | Publication: | February 9, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. Hirschfeld |
| ISBN: | 9781137490292 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan UK |
| Publication: | February 9, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
The author draws on behavioral ecology to predict the evolution of organized crime in unregulated systems of exchange and the further development of racketeer economies into unstable kleptocratic states. The result is a new model that explains the expansion and contraction of political-economic complexity in prehistoric and contemporary societies.
The author draws on behavioral ecology to predict the evolution of organized crime in unregulated systems of exchange and the further development of racketeer economies into unstable kleptocratic states. The result is a new model that explains the expansion and contraction of political-economic complexity in prehistoric and contemporary societies.
