Environmental Crime and Corruption in Russia : Federal and Regional Perspectives Paperback / softback
Edited by Sally (George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA) Stoecker, Ramziya (George Mason University, Virginia, USA) Shakirova
Part of the Routledge Transnational Crime and Corruption series
Paperback / softback
Description
Environmental devastation, a significant consequence of industrial activity in Soviet times, continues to be a major problem in Russia.
Specific problems include radioactive pollutants from inadequately monitored nuclear plants, illegal logging and wildlife poaching which have grown into hugely profitable businesses for criminal gangs, and toxic waste from unsanctioned and poorly controlled metallurgical, petroleum and agricultural chemical industries.
This book presents a wide ranging assessment of the environmental problems faced by Russia and of the crime and corruption which contribute to them.
It also discusses the attitude of the Russian government which seems to view environmental protection as something for rich countries, something to be postponed until Russia is on the same economic footing as wealthier Scandinavian and western European countries.
It concludes, gloomily, that the problems are getting worse and that little is being done to tackle them.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:154 pages, 15 Tables, black and white; 40 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:13/10/2017
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- ISBN:9780815374671
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:154 pages, 15 Tables, black and white; 40 Line drawings, black and white; 5 Halftones, black and whi
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Inc
- Publication Date:13/10/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780815374671
