附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-161) and index.
1. Triads, business, and markets -- pt. I. The triads. 2. Origins. 3. Organisation -- pt. II. Legal markets. 4. Protection against extortionists. 5. Protection against competitors: traditional operations. 6. Protection against competitors: recent operations. 7. Dispute settlement -- pt. III. Illegal markets. 8. Drug dealing. 9. Gambling. 10. Prostitution -- pt. IV. International markets. 11. Drug trafficking. 12. Human smuggling -- pt. V. Implications and reflections. 13. Are triads extortionists, entrepreneurs, or protectors? 14. International triad movement: emigration or reversion? 15. New directions in the study of triads -- Appendix 1. Data sources -- Appendix 2. The formation of the Tiandihui -- Appendix 3. The 14K -- Appendix 4. Translation of a triad expulsion order -- Appendix 5. The Big Circle Boys -- Appendix 6. An actress's experience with triads.
摘要:Based on interviews with ex members and triad victims, police from Hong Kong, mainland China and Europe, and documentary evidence, The Triads as Business gives a compelling picture of the triads as part of a wider society.
