Global tendencies of economic crimes’ modification

Economic Annals-ХХI: Volume 157, Issue 3-4(1), Pages: 12-14

Citation information:
Barzykina, G. (2016). Global tendencies of economic crimes’ modification. Economic Annals-XXI, 157(3-4(1)), 12-14. doi: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V157-0003

Galina Barzykina
PhD (Economics),
Associate Professor,
Southwest State University
94, 50 Let Oktyabrya Str., Kursk, 305040, Russia
galina-barzykina@yandex.ru

Global tendencies of economic crimes’ modification

Abstract. Globalization of economy has propelled the economic crimes to a global level, making them a transnational acute problem worldwide. The «economic crime» concept has been widely scientifically introduced, but still there is no clear and complete understanding of the nature, characteristics, features and classifications of the phenomenon, which reduces capacity to fight economic crime, hinders the improvement of legislation in this area.

There is no unified approach to estimation of a damage caused by economic crime in the world practice. The article summarizes the experience of scientists concerning the term and classification of economic crimes. The author provides the retrospective analysis of economic crimes orientation changes connected with development of a world social structure, analyzes the statistics of a current status of world economic crime, gives an estimation of damage caused by the crimes. The author has offered and substantiated a classification of the crimes as a basis of the criminal legislation in the sphere of economy for different states, particularly Russia. The article depicts the author’s evaluation technique of a damage degree caused by economic crimes to the state.

Keywords: Global Economic Crime; Economic Crimes; Frauds; Digital Frauds; Monopolistic Crimes; Dummy Corporations; Falsifications

JEL Classification: К30; О17; В52

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21003/ea.V157-0003

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Received 12.12.2015