Uncovering the crimes of urbanisation researching corruption, violence and urban conflict

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the darkness of neon lights : introducing the crimes of urbanisation -- Key concepts, empirical backdrop and research design -- Fictitious capital, class monopoly rents and urban governance : theorising criminogenic opportunity structures and incentive schemas -- The crimes of the powerful and urbanisation : an investigative framework -- Uncovering the data trail : accessing, handling and triangulating sources -- The crimes of urbanisation and megaprojects : investigating a "tourism city" -- A land-grab in the world's "tuna capital" -- State-corporate wrongdoing in land and property markets : forging an analytical framework -- Crimes of urbanisation research and social resistance : conclusions and the task ahead.