TY - BOOK ID - 68577130 TI - Smuggling PY - 2010 SN - 0742553167 9780742553163 0742553159 9786612497421 1282497421 074256732X 9780742567320 9781282497429 9780742553156 6612497424 PB - Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield DB - UniCat KW - Smuggling. KW - Customs administration. KW - Finance, Public KW - Tariff KW - Contraband trade KW - Crime KW - Customs administration UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:68577130 AB - Exploring the history of smuggling around the world, Alan L. Karras traces all aspects of this pervasive and enduring crime. Through a compelling set of cases drawn from a rich array of historical and contemporary sources, Karras shows how smuggling of every conceivable good has flourished in every place, at every time. The author also sets smugglers-the ultimate free traders-in the context of the global political economy, where they are tightly woven into an uneasy relationship among governments, taxation, and corruption. Bringing smugglers and smuggling to life, this book p ER -