Uncovering the Crimes of Urbanisation: Researching Corruption, Violence and Urban Conflict (Crimes of the Powerful) - 9781138120327

Introduction: the darkness of neon lights : introducing the crimes of urbanisation -- Key concepts, empirical backdrop and research design -- Fictitious capital, class monopoly rents and urban governance : theorising criminogenic opportunity structures and incentive schemas -- The crimes of the powerful and urbanisation : an investigative framework -- Uncovering the data trail : accessing, handling and triangulating sources -- The crimes of urbanisation and megaprojects : investigating a "tourism city"--A land-grab in the world's "tuna capital" -- State-corporate wrongdoing in land and property markets : forging an analytical framework -- Crimes of urbanisation research and social resistance : conclusions and the task ahead

• | Author: Kristian Lasslett
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Nov 16, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 254 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 1138120324
• | ISBN-13: 9781138120327