Money laundering: A global threat and the international community's response

From: FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin | Date: May 1, 2001| Author: | Copyright information

A new era of globalization has emerged, and it is shrinking the world and shaping domestic politics and international relationships.1 Globalization involves the international integration of capital, technology, and information in a manner resulting in a single global market and, to some degree, a global village.2 This integration enables individuals and corporations to reach around the world farther, faster, deeper, and cheaper than ever before. However, the same aspects of globalization that have expanded opportunities for free-market capitalism also have resulted in new risks. Globalization ...

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