Illicit, The Dark Trade [videorecording (DVD)] : the dark trade /

Illicit, The Dark Trade the dark trade / [videorecording (DVD)] : Dark trade producer/director, Helen Fitzwilliam ; writers, Helen Fitzwilliam, John Bredar ; produced by National Geographic Television. - Widescreen]. - 1 videodisc (54 minutes) sound, color 4 3/4 in. - - National Geographic Society special. . - National Geographic Society special. .

"Based on the book Illicit by Moisés Naím." Originally broadcast on television as a National Geographic special in 2008. Anamorphic widescreen format; Dolby digital. Special feature: photo gallery. new dvd 2022 fall.

Goods to sell -- Hidden networks -- What they want -- Poised to move -- Constrained by borders -- The Naples mafia -- Bottom rung -- Corruption that kills -- Perpetrator's accountability.

Editor, Emmanuel Mairesse. Editor, Emmanuel Mairesse.

Narrator, Peter Coyote.

Examines the shadowy web of illicit trade that has resulted from globalization, the Internet, and electronic banking. Discusses how lucrative international criminal networks thrive while causing rampant political corruption and the subversion of governments, as well as threatening the world economy. Looks at the consequences of consumer demand for cheap black market counterfeit goods, from knock-off handbags to bootlegged compact discs to fake pharmaceuticals.

TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated; Canadian home video rating: Pending.


DVD; region 1; NTSC.


Closed-captioned.
Subtitled in English.

9781426293108 1426293100

727994752912

G75291 National Geographic


Transnational crime.
Product counterfeiting.
Crime and globalization.
Globalization--Economic aspects
Globalization--Moral and ethical aspects
Money laundering.
Drug traffic.
Illegal arms transfers.
Intellectual property infringement.
Illegal aliens.


Documentary television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings.

HV6252 / .I45 2008

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