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049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aCorrea-Cabrera, Guadalupe,
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245 1 0 _aLos Zetas Inc. :
_bcriminal corporations, energy, and Civil War in Mexico /
_cGuadalupe Correa-Cabrera.
250 _aFirst edition.
260 _aAustin :
_bUniversity of Texas Press,
_c(c)2017.
300 _a1 online resource (xix, 379 pages)
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
347 _adata file
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505 0 0 _aThe Zetas' origins --
_tThe Zetas' war --
_tA transnational criminal corporation --
_tParamilitarization of organized crime and a "war on drugs" --
_tThe new paramilitarism in Mexico --
_tMexico's modern civil war --
_tThe Zetas' war and Mexico's energy sector --
_tEnergy and security in Tamaulipas, ground zero for the Zetas --
_tWho benefits from the Zetas' war? --
_tConclusion. Four successful business models in an era of modern civil wars --
_tAppendix I. Energy reform and the Zetas' expansion (timeline) --
_tAppendix II. History of organized crime in Tamaulipas : timeline of key events --
_tAppendix III. Criminal paramilitaries and natural resources in Mexico (map) --
_tAppendix IV. El Disfraz de la Guerra (the war's disguise) : communiqué by residents of La Riberen̋a --
_tAppendix V. Organizational charts : constellis holdings, LLC and Los Zetas Inc --
_tAppendix VI. Areas of dominant influence of major TCOs in Mexico, 2015.
520 8 _aThe rapid growth of organized crime in Mexico and the government's response to it have driven an unprecedented rise in violence and impelled major structural economic changes, including the recent passage of energy reform. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera asserts that these phenomena are a direct and intended result of the emergence of the brutal Zetas criminal organization. Going beyond previous studies of the group as a drug trafficking organization, she builds a convincing case that the Zetas and similar organizations effectively constitute transnational corporations with business practices that include the trafficking of crude oil, natural gas, and gasoline; migrant and weapons smuggling; kidnapping for ransom; and video and music piracy. Combining vivid interview commentary with in-depth analysis of organized crime as a transnational and corporate phenomenon, she proposes a new theoretical framework for understanding the emerging face, new structure, and economic implications of organized crime in Mexico. She delineates the Zetas establishment, structure, and forms of operation, along with the reactions to this new model of criminality by the state and other lawbreaking, foreign, and corporate actors. Arguing that the elevated level of violence between the Zetas and the Mexican state resembles a civil war, she identifies the beneficiaries of this war, including arms-producing companies, the international banking system, the US border economy, the US border security/military-industrial complex, and corporate capital, especially international oil and gas companies.
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610 2 0 _aZetas (Drug cartel)
650 0 _aOrganized crime
_zMexico.
650 0 _aDrug control
_zMexico.
650 0 _aDrug traffic
_zMexico.
650 0 _aNarco-terrorism
_zMexico.
650 0 _aTransnational crime
_xInternational cooperation.
650 0 _aParamilitary forces
_zMexico.
650 0 _aPolitical violence
_zMexico.
650 0 _aEnergy industries
_xCorrupt practices
_zMexico.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell