Edgardo Buscaglia

rdf:langString Edgardo Buscaglia

rdf:langString Edgardo Buscaglia

rdf:langString Edgardo Buscaglia

rdf:langString senior academic and policy adviser specialized in law and economics, author, philanthropist, civil society leader

rdf:langString Dr. Edgardo Buscaglia is a highly renowned scholar and practitioner within the field of law and economics. Dr. Buscaglia is also an international philanthropist and civil society leader engaged in supporting non-governmental organizations in their combat and prevention of organized crime, including his support for combatting wildlife trafficking at the Wildlife Justice Commissionor his philanthropic and technical support for preventing human trafficking in Mexico and Central America as Director of the . His latest field research that Buscaglia directs covering 118 countries delves into the factors explaining the vertical economic integration of organized crime within the legal economies and the mafia capture of civil societies. As an academic, Buscaglia has published widely within the field of law and economics of development and human rights and his scientific articles have been published worldwide. Edgardo Buscaglia has also co-founded the .The group he cofounded has an annual award named after him. Since 1990, Buscaglia studies the impact of legal and judicial frameworks on economic development and the economic analysis of organized crime and associated corruption. He has participated in field research and provided assistance for international organizations on the economic analysis of judicial and civil society sectors in several countries within Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East Dr. Buscaglia has published articles and accepted interviews within the general media, including New York Times, Al Jazeera, and Financial Times, among many others.