McMafia : a journey through the global criminal underworld / Misha Glenny.

Pt. I. The Fall of Communism -- 1. Death of an American -- 2. Bloody Lucre -- 3. The Mafiya: Midwives of Capitalism -- 4. Spreading the Word -- Pt. II. Gold, Money, Diamonds, and Banks -- 5. Aliyah -- 6. Xanadu I -- 7. Xanadu II -- 8. The Theater of Crime -- 9. Black and White -- Pt. III. Drugs and Cybercrlme -- 10. Buddies -- 11. March of Fear -- 12. Code Orange -- Pt. IV. The Future of Organized Crime -- 13. The Overunderworld -- 14. The Future of Organized Crime.

"A Borzoi book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"McMafia is an investigation of the now proven ability of organized crime worldwide to find and service markets driven by a seemingly insatiable demand for illegal wares. Whether discussing the Russian mafia, Colombian drug cartels, or Chinese labor smugglers, Misha Glenny makes clear how organized crime feeds off the poverty of the developing world, how it exploits new technology in the forms of cybercrime and identity theft, and how both global crime and terror are fueled by an identical source: the triumphant material affluence of the West." "To trace the disparate strands of this hydra-like story, Glenny talked to police, victims, politicians, and members of the global underworld in eastern Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, Japan, and India. The story of organized crime's phenomenal, often shocking growth is truly the central political story of our time. McMafia will change the way we look at the world."--BOOK JACKET.