RT Book
T1 From war to illicit economies: organized crime and state-building in Liberia and Sierra Leone
T2 SWP Research Paper
A1 Vorrath, Judith
LA English
PP Berlin
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1656007061
AB Liberia and Sierra Leone are commonly categorized as fragile and conflict-affected states. They are seen as being particularly vulnerable to organized crime due to deficiencies in their criminal justice systems and having insufficient control of their borders. But they also have emerged from peace processes combining state-building with the transformation of war economies. These were strongly based on the competing control of resources such as diamonds, gold, and timber by armed groups and state agents. A closer look at the illicit economies in both countries today reveals the legacy of these war economies and new dynamics that emerged with West Africa becoming a transit zone for South American cocaine destined for Europe. Although the organization of crime differs between sectors, the way it is tied to state-building and power structures in Liberia and Sierra Leone is quite similar. Surely, porous borders and a lack of regulation and effective law enforcement are real in both coun
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K1 Sierra Leone
K1 Verbrechensbekämpfung
K1 Welthandel
K1 Natürliche Ressourcen
K1 Organisierte Kriminalität
K1 Wirtschaftskriminalität
K1 Schmuggel
K1 Drogenkriminalität
K1 Innere Sicherheit
K1 Liberia
K1 Staatenbildung
K1 Warlord