The Changing Role of China in the Global Illegal Cigarette Trade

International Criminal Justice Review

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-67

  von Lampe, Klaus ^a   Kurti, Marin K ^b   Shen, Anqi ^c   Antonopoulos, Georgios A ^c  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

black market; China; cigarette smuggling; counterfeiting; economic reforms; illegal market; tobacco industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858731337     PISSN: 10575677     EISSN: 15563855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1057567712436843     Document Type: Review

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