A lust for treasure and a love of gold…or desperation?
The issue of piracy is most often framed as being the product of dangerous individuals plundering and murdering for personal gain. What is less often discussed are the state, political, economic, and corporate interests that intersect with piracy (i.e. the corporate interest demand for protection of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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Critical criminology
Year: 2014, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 433-450 |
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| Summary: | The issue of piracy is most often framed as being the product of dangerous individuals plundering and murdering for personal gain. What is less often discussed are the state, political, economic, and corporate interests that intersect with piracy (i.e. the corporate interest demand for protection of global shipping routes that are instrumental for capital accumulation in the world market). Here I utilize the concept of crimes of globalization to demonstrate that the motivations that undergird policies aimed at controlling piracy today are not dissimilar to those promoted through international financial institutions in their effort to advance the economic interests of highly empowered countries at the expense of addressing localized needs. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 446-450 |
| ISSN: | 1572-9877 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10612-014-9239-2 |