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Integrating theories from a wide range of disciplines, Nir Kshetri compares the patterns, characteristics and processes of cybercrime activities in major regions and economies in the Global South such as China, India, the former Second World economies, Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa and Middle East and North Africa.
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Reviews
"[This] book provides an interesting perspective on cybercrime in non-western countries. Its breathtaking range of coverage provides a lens into locations and settings that might otherwise be overlooked by cybercrime researchers from the Global North."
- Rutgers University Review
"This book is the latest and most comprehensive book on the subject of cybercrime in the Global South. It significantly contributes to building awareness about the severity of the cybercrime problem It should prove invaluable to students, practitioners, and researchers from different disciplines.' Journal of Global Information Technology Management
'This book contributes to bridge the gap in understanding the role of cybersecurity in international political economy and related areas It should be helpful for government members, students, researchers and practitioners." Digiworld Economic Journal
"Kshetri's survey of cybercrime and the macro-level factors influencing its development in Global South regions is impressive Kshetri has sketched out the broad forces that characterize cybercrime in the Global South as distinct from the Global North. Those seeking a foundational text on the topic will be well served to begin with Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South." - Telecommunications Policy
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Nir Kshetri is Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina-Greensboro, USA and research fellow at Kobe University, Japan. He has authored about sixty journal articles and three books. Various United Nations Agencies, the US Army War College and private organizations have invited him to give talks on cybersecurity.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the Global South
Authors: Nir Kshetri
Series Title: International Political Economy Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137021946
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-02193-9Published: 25 March 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43775-7Published: 01 January 2013
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-02194-6Published: 25 March 2013
Series ISSN: 2662-2483
Series E-ISSN: 2662-2491
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 249
Topics: Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Organized Crime, Development Policy, International Political Economy, International Relations, Political Science