| ID | 107042 |
| Title Proper | Profits of disorder |
| Other Title Information | images of the transnistrian Moldovan Republic |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bobick, Michael |
| Publication | 2011. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article looks at the multiple constructions that constitute the image of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic (PMR), a separatist region located in eastern Moldova. The European Union (EU) and the international community construct the area as a 'black hole', a security and terrorist concern. The PMR has constructed the state's image on the basis of the memory of collective suffering at the hands of Moldovan oppression, in a fashion that resembles state building in nineteenth-century Europe. The best-selling author Nicolai Lilin invests a criminal Ruritania in his fake memoir of criminal tales and exploits. The article shows that a degree of order and legitimate means to make money exist in the PMR while it highlights a key and largely ignored element of the political economy of the PMR, namely the economic role and monopolistic practices of Sheriff and the strong interconnection between politics and economic activities. |
| `In' analytical Note | Global Crime Vol. 12, No. 4; Nov 2011: p.239-265 |
| Journal Source | Global Crime Vol. 12, No. 4; Nov 2011: p.239-265 |
| Key Words | Criminality ; Organised Crime ; Transnistria ; Sovereignty ; Moldova ; Europe |