The Triads as Business

ISBN-13: 9780415757249 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 184 str.

Yiu-Kong Chu

Opis

Based on interviews with ex-Triad members, with victims of the Triads and with police from Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe, as well as on documentary evidence, this book provides a picture of the Triads as part of wider society.

Spis treści

Forward. Preface. 1.Triads, Business and Market. Part I: The Triads 2.The Origins. 3.The Organisation. Part II: Legal Markets 4.Protection Against Extortionists. 5.Protection Against Competitors: Traditional Operations. 6.Protection Against Competitors: Recent Operations. 7.Dispute Settlement. Part III: Illegal Markets 8.Drug Dealing. 9.Gambling. 10.Prostitution. Part IV: International Markets 11.Drug Trafficking. 12.Human Smuggling. Part V: Implications and Reflections 13.Are Triads Extortionists, Entrepreneurs, or Protectors? 14.International Triad Movement: Emigration or Reversion? 15.New Directions in the study of Triads.