Illegal Market Governance and Organized Crime Groups’ Resilience
A Study of The Sinaloa Cartel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8400548 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valentin Pereda (0000-0002-3336-1748, International Centre for Comparative Criminology, corresponding author), David Décary-Hétu (0000-0002-4360-140X, International Centre for Comparative Criminology) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 326-342 |
| Publication date | 2024-02-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjc/azad027 |
| OpenAlex | W4382240986 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 23 |
Since its emergence in the early 1990s, the Sinaloa Cartel has effectively surmounted all challenges to its existence, while, simultaneously, successfully developing its illegal ventures in Mexico and beyond. Based on evidence from the accounts of witnesses who testified in the prosecution of Joaquin Guzmán Loera (also known as El Chapo), one of the Sinaloa Cartel’s most prominent figures, we argue that this OCG’s resilience partially derives from the illegal governance practices it has implemented in the criminal markets in which it operates. In particular, we contend that the Sinaloa Cartel’s reliance on four types of illegal governance have been pivotal in promoting its capacity to weather adversity, namely: (1) judicial, (2) financial, (3) political and (4) regulatory governance
Business · Cartel · Corporate governance · Economics · Industrial organization · Organised crime · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science) · Terrorism · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Finance · Law · Psychology · Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
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| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 3 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |