Financial frauds and pseudo-states in the Pacific Islands

Since 1990 financial frauds have been associated with pseudo-states in the Pacific Islands, particularly the Dominion of Melchizedek. The relative success of these schemes can be understood in terms of (i) the general atmosphere of overconfidence about financial dealings that prevailed during the de...

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Main Author: Van Fossen, Anthony B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2002
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2002, Volume: 37, Issue: 4, Pages: 357-378
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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