Organized Crime and Corruption in Georgia

by Louise Shelley, Karen Saunders, Erik R. Scott

Book Overview

Georgia is one of the most corrupt and crime-ridden nations of the former Soviet Union. In the Soviet period, Georgians played a major role in organized crime groups and the shadow economy operating throughout the Soviet Union, and in the post-Soviet period, Georgia continues to be important source of international crime and corruption. Important changes have been made since the Rose Revolution in Georgia to address the organized crime and pervasive...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415368219
• ISBN13: 9780415368216
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"