Human Security, Transnational Crime and Human Trafficking

Important changes have occurred in transnational crime and human trafficking during recent years. These phenomena have become much more global in comparison to the regional level on which they once operated. Europe, North America and Asia are now fully integrated into the international problems of organized crime and human trafficking.

Examining transnational crime, human trafficking and its implications for human security from both Western and Asian perspectives, this book, with essays from contributors based in Europe, the US and Asia fills a gap on all bookshelves; providing an excellent volume on the under considered area of Asian transnational crime.

Considering it as a globalized phenomenon which is no longer confined to operating at the traditional regional level, it:

• outlines the overall picture of organized crime and human trafficking in the contemporary world, examining the current trends and recent developments
• contrasts the experience and perception of these problems in Asia with those in Western countries, analyzing the distinctive Japanese perspective on globalization, human security and transnational crime
• examines the policy responses of key states and international institutions - both Asian and Western including Germany, Canada, the United States, the European Union, Japan, Korea and Thailand.

A timely analysis of the increasingly serious problems of transnational crime, human trafficking and their impact on human security, linking both Western and Asian perspectives.