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Article de Périodique
The 'good', the 'bad' and the 'Charlie': the business of cocaine smuggling in Greece (2010)
Auteur(s) :
KOSTAKOS, P. A. ;
ANTONOPOULOS, G. A.
Année
2010
Page(s) :
34-57
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Discipline :
MAR (Marchés / Markets)
Thésaurus géographique
GRECE
Thésaurus mots-clés
COCAINE
;
MARCHE DE LA DROGUE
;
CONTREBANDE
;
ORGANISATION CRIMINELLE
Résumé :
This article examines the social organisation of cocaine smuggling in Greece. Emphasis is placed on the involvement of professionals from the shipping industry and actors from the 'upper society echelons' who play a pivotal role in the transportation and importation of cocaine to Western Europe and Greece. After considering empirical evidence from a variety of sources, our findings indicate that the cocaine market in Greece is 'organised' by a system of collaborative relationships between state, business and civil society actors. It is suggested that to better understand the nature of this illegal market, further research is required to take a closer look into the economic, socio-cultural and political incentives of these actors.
Affiliation :
Department of European Studies and Modern Languages, University of Bath, Bath, UK
Cote :
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