In recent years, drug use, illegal migration and human trafficking have all become more common in Asia, North America and Asia: the problems of organized crime and human trafficking are no longer confined to operating at the traditional regional level. This book fills a gap in the current literature by examining transnational crime, human trafficking and its implications for human security from both Western and Asian perspectives. The book: * Provides an outline of the overall picture of organized crime and human trafficking in the contemporary world, examining the current trends and recent...

Based on research, this book provides a survey of organised crime and corruption in the republic of Georgia. It examines sectors which are particularly affected, such as the financial sector, energy and transport, and shows what a devastating effect crime and corruption have had on everyday life.

This book examines all forms of human trafficking globally, revealing the operations of the trafficking business and the nature of the traffickers themselves. Using a historical and comparative perspective, it demonstrates that there is more than one business model of human trafficking and that there are enormous variations in human trafficking in different regions of the world. Drawing on a wide body of academic research actual prosecuted cases, diverse reports, and field work and interviews conducted by the author over the last sixteen years in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the...