Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South (International Political Economy Series)

Integrating theories from a wide range of disciplines, Nir Kshetri compares the patterns, characteristics and processes of cybercrime activities in major regions and economies in the Global South such as China, India, the former Second World economies, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa. Front Matter....Pages i-xi Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South: Status, Drivers and Trends....Pages 1-29 Technological and Global Forces Shaping Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South....Pages 30-50 Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Former Soviet Union and Central and Eastern Europe....Pages 51-76 Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in China....Pages 77-100 Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in India....Pages 101-118 Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Middle East and North African Economies....Pages 119-134 Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Latin American and Caribbean Economies....Pages 135-151 Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in Sub-Saharan African Economies....Pages 152-170 Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Developing Pacific Island Economies....Pages 171-189 Discussion, Implications and Concluding Remarks....Pages 190-204 Back Matter....Pages 205-249 Global cybercrime is arguably the biggest underworld industry of our times. Global forces and technologies such as mobile phones, social media and cloud computing are shaping the structure of the global cybercrime industry estimated at US$1 trillion. Nir Kshetri documents and compares the patterns, characteristics and processes of cybercrime activities in major regions and economies in the Global South such as China, India, the former Second World economies, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa. Integrating theories from a wide range of disciplines, he explains initiatives at the global, supranational, national, sub-national and local levels