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FINANCIAL CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA
Author(s) -
De Koker Louis
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.2007.00707.x
Subject(s) - law enforcement , enforcement , state (computer science) , phenomenon , morality , political science , democracy , organised crime , law , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , politics , computer science
During the 1990s economic crime began to spiral in South Africa. This phenomenon coincided with the country's transition to a democratic state. The article outlines a number of steps that South Africa took to align its laws with international standards and to improve the legal tools of law enforcement to address the crime wave. A number of successes, for instance the improvement in tax morality, are pointed out but it is argued that co‐ordination and co‐operation between law enforcement agencies require more attention.