RIVAL VIEWS OF ORGANISED CRIME

André Standing




ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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LIST OF TABLES
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CHAPTER 1
Introduction
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CHAPTER 2
How can crime be organised?
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Hierarchy
Networks
Markets
Clans
A synthesis
A wider application
CHAPTER 3
Organised crime: The evolution of a mainstream definition
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Organised crime as criminal business activities

Organised crime as a criminal conspiracy

The growth of organised crime and the ‘pluralist revision’

(Transnational) organised crime and the Palermo Convention

The concept of organised crime in Southern Africa
CHAPTER 4
The concept of organised crime reconsidered
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Assumption 1: Organised crime groups can be defined by their similar internal characteristics

Assumption 2: Organised crime is an external threat

Assumption 3: Organised crime tends to involve culturally homogenous groups, distinct from and at odds with the formal economy

Assumption 4: Organised crime is different from other types of serious economic crimes

Conclusion
CHAPTER 5
An alternative to organised crime: Illicit enterprise and illegal economies
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CHAPTER 6
Conclusion
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NOTES
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