McMafia
McMafia by Misha Glenny is a 2008 Fiction & Literature book written by TED speaker Misha Glenny, paired here with the talk they gave.
The pairing
- Paired talk: "Hire the hackers!" (2011), 1.6M views on TED.com
- Timing: Published 3 years before the talk.
- In the catalogue: The 3rd of 4 books by Misha Glenny on Books Worth Reading (1992–2015), by publication year.
- Edition: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2008 · 388 pages
The paired TED talk
Hire the hackers! (2011), the TED talk by Misha Glenny.
From the publisher
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the deregulation of international financial markets in 1989, governments and entrepreneurs alike became intoxicated by dreams of newly opened markets. But no one could have foreseen that the greatest success story to arise from these events would be the worldwide rise of organized crime. Today, it is estimated that illegal trade accounts for one-fifth of the global GDP.In this fearless and wholly authoritative investigation of the seemingly insatiable demand for illegal wares, veteran reporter Misha Glenny travels across five continents to speak with participants from every level of the global underworld--police, victims, politicians, and even the criminals themselves. What follows is a groundbreaking, propulsive look at an unprecedented phenomenon from a savvy, street-wise guide.From the Trade Paperback edition.