Hawala: An Informal Payment System and Its Use to Finance Terrorism - Tapa blanda

Mueller, Sebastian R.

 
9783865506566: Hawala: An Informal Payment System and Its Use to Finance Terrorism
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ISBN 10: 3865506569 ISBN 13: 9783865506566
Editorial: VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K., 2007

Sinopsis

After the horrible attacks on September 11, 2001, an ancient informal moneytransfer system called hawala came under scrutiny for its possibleinvolvement in the financing. This book explores what other, similar informaltransfer systems exist, and what their percentage of total remittances is. Afteran analysis of its competitors, hawala is further explained through a sampletransaction, followed by an insight on its bookkeeping. Later the institutionalframework is analyzed and, most important, its considerable incentives to thecustomer are outlined. The work then tries to define the ’ideal’ characteristicsof a transfer system in respect to terrorist financing and explores the currentand actual use of hawala to finance terrorism. How are the necessary fundsgenerated and moved? A brief outlook into the future of terrorist financingwill end this chapter. Being aware of the incentives to the regular customer aswell as to the terrorist organizations to use hawala, the major policies to stopthe financing of terrorism will be evaluated as to their efficiency. Are theyenough to dry up terrorist funding?

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After the horrible attacks on September 11, 2001, an ancient informal money transfer system called hawala came under scrutiny for its possible involvement in the financing. This book explores what other, similar informal transfer systems exist, and what their percentage of total remittances is. After an analysis of its competitors, hawala is further explained through a sample transaction, followed by an insight on its bookkeeping. Later the institutional framework is analyzed and, most important, its considerable incentives to the customer are outlined. The work then tries to define the 'ideal' characteristics of a transfer system in respect to terrorist financing and explores the current and actual use of hawala to finance terrorism. How are the necessary funds generated and moved? A brief outlook into the future of terrorist financing will end this chapter. Being aware of the incentives to the regular customer as well as to the terrorist organizations to use hawala, the major policies to stop the financing of terrorism will be evaluated as to their efficiency. Are they enough to dry up terrorist funding?

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Editorial
VDM Verlag Dr. Mueller e.K.
Año de publicación
2007
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
3865506569
ISBN 13 
9783865506566
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
84
Contacto del fabricante
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