{"product_id":"illicit-how-smugglers-traffickers-and-copycats-are-hijacking-the-global-economy-paperback","title":"Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers, and Copycats are Hijacking the Global Economy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMoises Naim\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments.In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Na m illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them. From illegal migrants to drugs to weapons to laundered money to counterfeit goods, the black market produces enormous profits that are reinvested to create new businesses, enable terrorists, and even to take over governments. Na m reveals the inner workings of these amazingly efficient international organizations and shows why it is so hard -- and so necessary to contain them. Riveting and deeply informed, \u003ci\u003eIllicit\u003c\/i\u003e will change how you see the world around you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoisés Naím is the editor of the influential magazine Foreign Policy, published by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Under his leadership, Foreign Policy has gained wide recognition for its cutting-edge articles, winning the 2003 National Magazine Award for General Excellence. Naím holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. from MIT and was the Minister of Industry and Trade in Venezuela, as well as an Executive Director of the World Bank. His columns are regularly carried by some of the world's leading publications, such as\u003ci\u003e The Financial Times, Newsweek, El País, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Corriere della Sera.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 7.96 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 10, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700598902880,"sku":"9781400078844","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/illicit-how-smugglers-traffickers-and-copycats-are-hijacking-the-global-economy-paperback","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}