SPAIN FEATURE
April 1st, 2005
BY LIZ HALLA PROFUSION of family-run businesses, corrupt and under-resourced authorities and low wages has traditionally meant much commercial crime goes undetected in Latin America.But the tide is turning, with more and more companies unwilling to turn a blind eye to fraud, bribery and counterfeit goods production. Liz Hall reports.LATIN America is notorious for its drug-related crimes but drugs are by no means the cause of all commercial crime in this vast region. Low wages and the ineptitude and corruption of some public authorities, including high-ranking ...
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