Wednesday BookCrave: McMafia – a Journey through the Global Criminal Underground

Many economists and sociologists have praised the early results of globalization.  Authors like Thomas L. Friedman suggest that this round world has become flat again, in that the connection between cultures, nations and businesses has become more intimate, more instantly gratifying.  Others, like Misha Glenny, have taken a look at the dark underbelly of globalization– how just as cultures and nations are coming together, so is organized crime.  Glenny tackles everything from narcotics and human trafficking, the capitol of money laundering in Dubai, plus the effects of this expanding network in our own neck of the woods.  McMafia provides a shocking, insightful look at the brave new world of global crime incorporated.

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