Alexander Clarkson, King's College London, UKJennifer Cohen, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USASimon McMahon, King's College London, UKGonzalo Pozo-Martin, King's College London, UKRamon Pacheco Pardo, King's College London, UKRoberto Roccu, King's College London, UKLeila Simona Talani, King's College London, UK

• Introduction: Globalization and its impact on the shadow economies in Global Cities; Leila Simona Talani PART I: CAPITAL SINS 1. London: The laundry of choice? Money laundering in the City of London; Leila Simona Talani 2. Crime and No Punishment: Money, Violence and the Neoliberal Transformation of Moscow; Gonzalo Pozo 3. Finding their voice? Romanian immigrant politics underground in Rome; Simon McMahon PART II: UNDERGROUND/OVERGROUND 4. Dandong and Sinuiju: The Sino-North Korean border shadow economy; Ramon Pacheco-Pardo 5. Circling the Wagons: Immigration and the Battle for Space in West Berlin, 1970 - 1990; Alexander Clarkson 6. A Problem You Just Could Not Live Without: Globalisation, Neoliberal Islamism and Informal Sector in Cairo's Dual Economy; Roberto Roccu 7. From Wall Street Traders to Bree Street Traders: The Global Economic Crisis and Street Traders in Johannesburg; Jennifer Cohen Conclusion: Assessing the dark side of globalization; Alexander Clarkson and Ramon Pacheco-Pardo