Black Economy and Black Society
Edited by Aleksandra Bulatović Author(s) Olivera Pavićević Publisher Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade Published 2021 ISBN 978-86-80484-61-7 Pages 294 Edition Prudentia
The monograph Black Economy and Black Society by Aleksandra Bulatović and Olivera Pavićević is divided into eight units which present an analysis of the premise that criminal entrepreneurship is a continuation of legitimate business by illegal means. Starting from the functioning of organized crime in the twenty-first century, the book provides a closer look at the market basis of its emergence, that is, on the dysfunction of public institutions. When the state effectively offers services conducted by organized crime (debt collection, protection from violence and extortion, money and goods transactions), the space for market placement of “products” is significantly narrowed. As good governance shrinks the market for organized crime, the latter evolves into transnational forms. Therefore, the authors of the book deal in detail with the issues of adequate repressive response to new types of transnational organized crime. The concluding remarks are dedicated to control strategies and the realistic range of favorable consequences that policies formulated by institutions of a democratic political system against organized crime produce in terms of human and civil rights.