Shadow Trades The Dark Side of Global Business

International business texts typically focus upon everyday corporate activities and the various political, legal, and cultural environments to which they must adapt.  These books do consider illicit practices, such as counterfeiting, that threaten companies, as well as some ethical, social responsibility, and sustainability issues, but generally tilt toward the sunny side of global commerce.  In Shadow Trades: The Dark Side of Global Business, author Amos Owen Thomas introduces readers to a wide range of much more controversial, often despicable, business conduct that flourishes on a worldwide scale.  Topics include exploitation of migrants and laborers, human organ trafficking, hazardous waste transhipment, the global arms trade, money laundering, and much more.  Thomas writing is engaging, and his chapters end with a variety of sources research works, executive books, informational websites, and documentary videos for further study.  Shadow Trades will make a nice supplement for international business, management, and marketing classes.
Terrence H. Witkowski, Professor of Marketing and Director, International Business Program, College of Business, California State University, USA