Nils Gilman - The Global Illicit Economy
European Futurists Conference Lucerne
English - February 01, 2009 12:54 - 28 minutes - 228 MB Video - ★★ - 1 ratingSocial Sciences Science Natural Sciences european futurists conference lucerne switzerland kkl Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A new class of global actors is playing an increasingly important role in globalization: smugglers, warlords, guerrillas, terrorists, gangs, and bandits of all stripes. Since the end of the Cold War, the global illicit economy has consistently grown at twice the rate of the licit global economy. Increasingly, illicit actors will represent not just an economic but a political force. As globalization hollows out traditional nation-states, what will fill the power vacuum in slums and hinterlands will be informal non-state governance structures. These zones will be globally connected, effectively run by local gangs, religious leaders, or quasi-tribal organizations – organizations that will govern without aspiring to statehood.