The Organization of the Illegal Tiger Parts Trade in China

摘要: The thesis is a study of how Chinese illegal tiger parts trading networks are organized. In particular, this tests in qualitative manner the causal relationship between three independent variables and network organizations these markets. “ethnicity”, “level enforcement” “proximity to source country”. also discusses dynamics transactions products. Legitimate meditators or dispute resolutions mechanisms lacking underworld so risks, which parties undertake during trading, far higher. This explores enforced, carried out honored trade. order map organization trade, I conducted fieldwork hubs across China: Lhasa. Kunming Xining. discovered five networks, specialized skins two bones. Within level perceived but not actual risk influences decisions actors network. Entry into easy when enforcement low. settings, there no ethnic restriction for entering network; supplier willing trade with anyone trustworthy reputation. On other hand, accessibility strictly controlled perceive high their operating environment. Under setting, becomes more exclusive ethnically homogenous, as shown Tibetan skin-trading Lhasa bone-trading Kunming. proximity country re-distribution sites (fieldwork cities) networks. When low away from sites, monetary deposit required show that buyer serious about his/her request, by