Fake Goods, Real money
The Counterfeiting Business and its Financial Management
By Georgios A. Antonopoulos, Alexandra Hall, Joanna Large, Anqi Shen, Michael Crang and Michael Andrews
Published
Apr 11, 2018Page count
88 pagesISBN
978-1447346968Dimensions
198 x 129 mmImprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 11, 2018Page count
88 pagesISBN
978-1447346999Dimensions
Imprint
Policy PressPublished
Apr 11, 2018Page count
88 pagesISBN
978-1447347002Dimensions
Imprint
Policy Press
Fake Goods, Real money
The trade in counterfeit goods is growing and is increasingly linked to transnational organised crime. But little is known about the financial mechanisms that lie behind this trade.
This is the first account of the financial management of the counterfeiting business. Written by experts in a wide range of fields, it examines the financial and business structures in relation to the illicit trade in counterfeit products.
Based on interviews with active criminal entrepreneurs in the UK and abroad and other data, the authors explore ‘organised crime’ and mutating criminal markets, digital technologies and their criminological and sociological implications, and cultural values and practices. This book will make a significant contribution to our understanding of these timely issues.
"This book brings a commendable wealth of well researched insights and nuances into the finances of a range of fake goods markets." Michael Levi, Cardiff University
Georgios A. Antonopoulos is Professor of Criminology at Teesside University.
Alexandra Hall is Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Northumbria University.
Joanna Large is Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Bristol.
Anqi Shen is Professor of Law at Northumbria University.
Michael Crang is a Professor of Cultural Geography & Head of Department of Geography at Durham University.
Michael Andrews is Head of the National Standards e-Crime Team.
Introduction
Methodology and fieldwork
The nature and dynamics of the counterfeiting business
Financial aspects of the counterfeit goods market
Conclusion and future directions
