Heijin: Organized Crime, Business, and Politics in Taiwan (Taiwan in the Modern World (M.E. Sharpe Paperback))

This work examines the structure and illegal activities of organized crime groups in Taiwan and explores the infiltration of crime groups into the business and political arenas. It looks at the intricate relationship among government officials, elected deputies, businessmen, and underworld figures. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data......Page 6 Contents......Page 9 Tables and Figures......Page 11 Acknowledgments......Page 13 Part I The Underworld......Page 15 1 The Upperworld and the Underworld......Page 17 2 Crime Groups in Taiwan......Page 35 3 Criminal Activities......Page 60 Part II The Transformation......Page 75 4 From Big Brother to Entrepreneur......Page 77 5 From Big Brother to Politician......Page 98 6 The Development and Impact of Black-Gold Politics......Page 134 Part III Suppression and Reaction......Page 173 7 Combating Organized Crime......Page 175 8 Internationalization of Taiwanese Organized Crime......Page 207 9 Black-Gold Society......Page 229 Appendix : Research Methods......Page 241 Notes......Page 247 Glossary of Acronyms, Common Terms, and Well-Known People......Page 253 References......Page 261 Index......Page 275 Black-gold politics, or heijin, refers to the infiltration of violent racketeers and self-serving businessmen into the political arenas of Taiwan. In Heijin: Organized Crime, Business and Politics in Taiwan, Ko-lin Chin examines the structure and illegal activities of organized crime groups in Taiwan and he explores the intricate triangular relationship among businessmen, underworld figures, and government officials and elected deputies. This timely study adds to our understanding of the social and political contexts of organized crime and the development and impact of black-gold politics in Taiwan. Chin (criminal justice, Rutgers University) examines the structure and illegal activities of organized crime groups in Taiwan and explores the infiltration of crime groups into business and political arenas. He looks at the relationship among government officials, elected deputies, businessmen, and underworld figures, and evaluates the impact of efforts to eradicate organized crime in Taiwan. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR