Illicit: How Smugglers, Traffickers and Copycats Are Hijacking the Global Economy

Moisés Naím

Sep 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Paul Heitsch

About this audiobook

A groundbreaking investigation of how illicit commerce is changing the world by transforming economies, reshaping politics, and capturing governments. In this fascinating and comprehensive examination of the underside of globalization, Moises Naim illuminates the struggle between traffickers and the hamstrung bureaucracies trying to control them. From illegal migrants to drugs to weapons to laundered money to counterfeit goods, the black market produces enormous profits that are reinvested to create new businesses, enable terrorists, and even to take over governments. Naim reveals the inner workings of these amazingly efficient international organizations and shows why it is so hard-and so necessary to contain them. Riveting and deeply informed, Illicit will change how you see the world around you.

About the author

Moises Naim is a Venezuelan author and prize-winning journalist whose writing on international affairs is read worldwide. A former contributing editor to The Atlantic, Naim was also the editor in chief of Foreign Policy magazine for fourteen years. For more information visit moisesnaim.com.

Paul Heitsch has been narrating audiobooks since 2011, after having worked as a pianist, composer, recording engineer, producer, and sound designer for many years. His work is often cited for the authenticity he brings to the narrative and characters he portrays, as well as his versatility, and clear, smooth delivery.