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Addressing the development implications of illicit economies: the rise of a policy and research agenda

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  • Gillies, Allan
  • Collins, John
  • Soderholm, Alexander

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This special issue of the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development builds on a growing, multifaceted research and policy agenda that advances development perspectives of illicit economies in the Global South. Conventional policy discourses have typically framed this issue as a security problem, drawing direct and often simplistic causalities with underdevelopment. Illicit economies frequently drive violence, corruption, exploitation and failures in governance, for example. However, for many communities living in poverty and conflict-affected areas across the globe, involvement in illicit economic activity can also ameliorate the immediate problems they face. Illicit economies may provide vital sources of livelihood and underpin stable political orders and socio-economic development at the margins of the state. Broad, securitised policy responses may cause more harm than good in such contexts. Scoping the complex relationship between illicit economies and development, this introductory article outlines key themes of the special issue.

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  • Gillies, Allan & Collins, John & Soderholm, Alexander, 2019. "Addressing the development implications of illicit economies: the rise of a policy and research agenda," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 100327, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:100327
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    Cited by:

    1. Deepen, Yannick & Kurtenbach, Sabine, 2023. "Coping with complexity: Dealing with non-state armed actors," GIGA Working Papers 337, GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies.
    2. Sauls, Laura Aileen & Dest, Anthony & McSweeney, Kendra, 2022. "Challenging conventional wisdom on illicit economies and rural development in Latin America," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).

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    Keywords

    illicit economies; JIED; development; livelihoods; corruption; governance controls;
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    • N0 - Economic History - - General

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