Corruption, Shadow Economy and Deforestation: Friends or Strangers?

Cozma, Adeline-Cristina; Cotoc, Corina-Narcisa; Văidean, Viorela Ligia; Achim, Monica Violeta

doi:10.3390/risks9090153

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“…Based on this, countries must respect each other's sovereignty and independence, may not intervene, may not take actions in the form of exercising sovereignty or jurisdiction in the territory of other countries without their consent. All of these are general principles of modern international law [10].…”

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Countering Transnational Shadow Economy Crime: Mutual Legal Assistance Mechanism

Setyaningrum,

Baso,

Nur

et al. 2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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The Shadow economy refers to economic transactions that are not reported to government institutions for a variety of reasons, including tax avoidance and social protection, evasion of predetermined standards such as minimum wages, maximum working hours, and safety standards, and evasion of approval of established administrative procedures. This study aims to identify shadow economy activities and their impact on state losses as transnational crimes. This study employs a qualitative methods and library data as secondary data sources. Secondary data are used to supplement primary data obtained from library materials, literature, previous research, books, and journals, which are then analysed using a descriptive qualitative method. This study shows that there are numerous shadow economy activities, such as trafficking, crimes in the banking sector, violations in the trade sector, fraud in the customs sector, computer crimes, and crimes in the field of intellectual property, that aim to circumvent tax laws. The shadow economy can be resolved in a various ways, including through a multilateral mechanism with an international agreement known as the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime-UNTOC. Furthermore, the shadow economy can be resolved through extradition agreements, which are one of the solutions used to eradicate transnational crimes, specifically in terms of legal assistance between countries in the field of crime and for the implementation of criminal trials in different countries. Mutual legal assistance is an alternative approach that can be taken to combat this shadow economy crime.

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Countering Transnational Shadow Economy Crime: Mutual Legal Assistance Mechanism

Setyaningrum,

Baso,

Nur

et al. 2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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“…A large part of these studies lacks the control variables and, also, lacks demographic and qualitative indicators, such as the socio-cultural ones. (Cozma, Cotoc, Vaidean, & Achim, 2021) Therefore, the subject of illegal deforestation is not very popular in the academic research field, with modest results regarding its relationship with the economic and financial crimes. There is a significant need for fact-based research, given by the massive loss of forestland in the last 30 years, which had a negative impact on the environment and, thus, our health.…”

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Economic and financial crime in the forest industry: internationally and in Romania

Cozma¹,

Achim²,

Safta³

2023

BJB

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With poor quantitative academic research on the topic, this study aims at presenting an accurate picture of how corruption and logging are interconnected, at the international level, as well as in Romania. Researchers need to have a wide and updated view on this phenomenon when trying to find efficient solutions. For this, the most recent available secondary data (2012-2020) from multiple well-known sources are used for statistical processing, taking into consideration 185 countries, but they are also used to analyze the situation in Romania, where illegal logging is escalating. We found a positive relation between corruption, shadow-economy and money laundering, on one hand, and deforestation, on the other hand, as well as identifying multiple determinants such as the wealth of the country, the efficiency of the government, the protection of the environment, and the public health. In Romania, northern forests are more exposed to illegal logging because of the quality of wood, and counties like Suceava are famous for the red-blooded crimes that happen to the ones who try to protect the woods from illegal exploitation. This analysis' purpose is to raise awareness upon economic and financial crime in the forest industry. These findings are relevant in understanding the phenomenon of illegal deforestation, and it contributes to the adoption of efficient countermeasures that contribute to a healthier environment for all of us.

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A SWOT Analysis on Illegal Logging and Corruption: Romania Case Study

Cozma,

Achim

2023

Contributions to Finance and Accounting

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Corruption, Shadow Economy and Deforestation: Friends or Strangers?

Cited by 10 publications

References 42 publications

Countering Transnational Shadow Economy Crime: Mutual Legal Assistance Mechanism

Countering Transnational Shadow Economy Crime: Mutual Legal Assistance Mechanism

Economic and financial crime in the forest industry: internationally and in Romania

A SWOT Analysis on Illegal Logging and Corruption: Romania Case Study

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