The Hidden Enterprise of Bootlegging Cigarettes Out of Greece: Two Schemes of Illegal Entrepreneurship PDF Print E-mail

 

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Georgios A. Antonopoulos, University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Jay Mitra, University of Essex, Southend, United Kingdom

ABSTRACT. Cigarette smuggling in all its forms prevents the Greek state from collecting large amounts of taxes. The phenomenon has been largely neglected by the academic community and this is even more the case when it comes to bootlegging. This article is a presentation of the available evidence on two schemes of bootlegging cigarettes out of Greece. It explores the different entrepreneurial inputs of cigarette bootleggers, and the practices that resemble “normal” entrepreneurial activities, through two case studies. These inputs and practices shed some light on the environment in which unproductive economic activity takes place, offering researchers and policy makers insights into their manifestation.

RÉSUMÉ. La contrebande de cigarettes sous toutes ses formes prive le gouvernement grec de vastes revenus. Ce phénomène n'a pas été d'un grand intérêt pour la communauté universitaire, et c'est encore davantage le cas quand il s'agit de vente illicite. Cet article présente les données disponibles concernant deux schémas de contrebande de cigarettes à partir de la Grèce ; il explore en deux études de cas les différents intrants entrepreneuriaux des contrebandiers, ainsi que les pratiques qui ressemblent à des activités entrepreneuriales “normales”. Ces intrants et pratiques jettent de la lumière sur le milieu dans lequel une activité économique non productive prend place, offrant ainsi aux chercheurs et aux stratèges un aperçu de leur manifestation.




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