Illicit Trade and Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions

Abstract

Research purpose. Growth of illicit trade has markedly increased and caused damage to a multitude of economic, socio-economic and environmental outcomes. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of Hofstede’s country cultural dimensions on the attitudes towards illicit trade and the political will to counter the crime across countries.

Keywords

• illicit trade
• culture
• corruption
• global illicit trade environment index
• o57
• i31