Global Outlaws - Crime, Money and Power in the Contemporary World : Crime, Money, and Power in the Contemporary World

Acknowledgments xi Preface xv NATIONAL 1. The War Orphan 3 2. The Bombed-Out Shop 11 3. Coconuts and Cigarettes: Some Definitions 19 4. The Gov'nor's Red Tractors 27 5. Military Takeovers (Or, How to Own a Country) 37 6. The Untold Story of the Amputees 47 7. Robber Barons 57 INTERNATIONAL 8. The Border Post a Billion-Dollar Truck Stop (Going International) 71 9. Romancing the Stone: Borders and Businesspeople 83 10. The Washing Machine: Laundering, Part One 93 GLOBAL 11. Diamonds and Fish: Going Global 105 12. Ports 115 13. Drugs 129 14. The Cultures of Criminals 139 15. The Cultures of Cops 149 16. The World-Port 157 17. The Investment Machine: Laundering, Part Two 167 18. Human Cargo 181 HOME 19. Post-Terror: Creating (the Illusion of) Security 191 20. Conclusion 205 Notes 211 References 221 Index 225