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White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy

Lack of Detection, Investigation and Conviction Compared to Social Security Fraud

  • Asks why so many white-collar criminals are never detected, investigated, prosecuted, and convicted
  • Provides insights into the methodologies for investigating the shadow economy
  • Brings much-needed expertise from Business and Management to the field of white-collar crime

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. White-Collar Crime Research

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 1-14Open Access
  3. Theory of Crime Convenience

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 15-25Open Access
  4. Tip of the Crime Iceberg

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 27-35Open Access
  5. Expert Elicitation for Estimation

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 37-48Open Access
  6. Research Challenges

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 49-55Open Access
  7. More Research Results

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 57-66Open Access
  8. Student Elicitation for Estimation

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 67-72Open Access
  9. Social Security Fraud

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 73-87Open Access
  10. Other Macroeconomic Estimations

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 89-110Open Access
  11. White-Collar Crime Detection

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages 111-134Open Access
  12. Erratum to: White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy

    • Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal
    Pages E1-E1Open Access
  13. Back Matter

    Pages 135-155

About this book

This open access book examines the magnitude, causes of, and reactions to white-collar crime, based on the theories and research of those who have uncovered various forms of white-collar crime. It argues that the offenders who are convicted represent only ‘the tip of the iceberg’ of a much greater problem: because white-collar crime is forced to compete with other kinds of financial crime like social security fraud for police resources and so receives less attention and fewer investigations. Gottschalk and Gunnesdal also offer insights into estimation techniques for the shadow economy, in an attempt to comprehend the size of the problem. Holding broad appeal for academics, practitioners in public administration, and government agencies, this innovative study serves as a timely starting point for examining the lack of investigation, detection, and conviction of powerful white-collar criminals.


Authors and Affiliations

  • BI Norwegian Business School, Oslo, Norway

    Petter Gottschalk

  • Manifest Analysis, Oslo, Norway

    Lars Gunnesdal

About the authors

Petter Gottschalk is a professor in the department of leadership and organizational behavior at BI Norwegian Business School in Oslo, Norway. 

Lars Gunnesdal is an economist at the think tank Manifest Center for Social Analysis in Oslo, Norway. 


Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: White-Collar Crime in the Shadow Economy

  • Book Subtitle: Lack of Detection, Investigation and Conviction Compared to Social Security Fraud

  • Authors: Petter Gottschalk, Lars Gunnesdal

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75292-1

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham

  • eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75291-4Published: 05 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75292-1Published: 22 March 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 155

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: White Collar Crime, Organized Crime, Policing, Business Ethics, Public Administration, Crime Prevention

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Hardcover Book USD 31.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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