NCJ Number
158275
Journal
Transnational Organized Crime Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1995) Pages: 65-83
Date Published
1995
Length
19 pages
Annotation
This article considers aspects of political geography, transnational relations, interdependence, and state capacity to discuss why certain countries emerge as transit states, i.e., third countries through which illicit transshipments pass.
Abstract
The article explores the concept of transshipment and its changing definitions in the context of ongoing debates of rules of origin. The key to why certain nations emerge as transit states lies in the interaction of a country's openness to transit and its access to the intended final market. To illustrate its arguments, the article explores the validity of concerns over the emergence of Mexico as a transit state to the U.S. for the illicit transshipment of drugs from Latin America and textiles from East Asia. 1 figure, 1 table, and 90 notes