Effects of Economic Crimes on Sustainable Development
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[1] University of Chester
University of Chester
Reino Unido
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- Localización: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions / Walter Leal Filho (ed. lit.), Anabela Marisa Azul (ed. lit.), Luciana Brandli (ed. lit.), Amanda Lange Salvia (ed. lit.), Pinar Gökcin Özuyar (ed. lit.), Tony Wall (ed. lit.), 2020, ISBN 978-3-319-71066-2
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Resumen
There are multiple definitions of “economic crime” mostly connected to the context they are applied in, which may create confusion with the types of economic crimes if they are used as synonyms of the generic term “economic crime.” Within economic crimes we can include “financial crimes committed by banks, tax evasion, illicit tax heavens, money laundering” (CIPCE n.d.), usually associated with private individuals or businesses, but also “crimes committed by public officials (bribery, embezzlement, traffic of influences, etc.)” (CIPCE n.d.), which can be identified as corruption within public institutions. Other approaches directly focus on the public sphere, defining economic crimes as “those affecting the economic policy of the country, breaching its economic system, economic objectives and policies, as well as the social interests of the community itself” (Lawyers Monthly 2017). A definition that could encompass both the private and public spheres would be “a...
