An analysis of the Australian illicit tobacco market

Journal of Financial Crime

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 35-47

  Lauchs, Mark ^a   Keane, Rebecca ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Organised crime; Tax avoidance; Tobacco smuggling

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009889698     PISSN: 13590790     EISSN: 17587239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JFC-10-2015-0056     Document Type: Conference Paper

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