Posts Tagged ‘Organised Crime’

McMafia: Seriously Organized Crime (Book Review)

“If you have a lot of what people want and can’t get, then you can supply the demand and shovel in the dough”. – Lucky Luciano
It’s a simple enough concept, and one that helped make the father of modern organised crime in the United States cited above ‘one of the most influential builders and titans [Read more...]

The Looming Shadow Economy

At a time when the world economy is dominated by doom and gloom, one factor that could mitigate circumstances somewhat for many people is the shadow economy. By this, I mean the informal and untaxed economy, a world populated by anyone from illegal gardeners and maids, unlicensed taxi drivers, and street vendors, to pirate DVD [Read more...]


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