Issues in fighting financial crime FINANCIAL CRIME TRENDS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Central and Eastern Europe, as political and military strategists found to their frustration during the Cold War, is an extremely large and diffuse area. It contains the blocs of Central Europe, Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation and the Balkans. For the purposes of this paper, there is a genera...

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Published inEconomic affairs (Harlow) Vol. 27; no. 1; p. 22
Main Author Ridley, Nick
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2007
Subjects
Cold War
Military strategy
Organized crime
Politics
Eastern Europe
Central Europe
Russia
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Summary:Central and Eastern Europe, as political and military strategists found to their frustration during the Cold War, is an extremely large and diffuse area. It contains the blocs of Central Europe, Eastern Europe, the Russian Federation and the Balkans. For the purposes of this paper, there is a general section and then a focus on two countries. These are the Russian Federation, arguably one of the main areas of organised crime impacting upon a global scale, and Romania, one of the latest Candidate Countries for joining the EU.
ISSN:0265-0665
1468-0270
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-0270.2007.00705.x