This paper is guided by the question: How do illicit practices of organized groups contribute to the formation and reproduction of disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Czechia? By asking this question we depart from the dominant understanding of disadvantaged neighbourhoods in the study of organized crime. Instead of seeing them as “breeding grounds of organized crime”, it is explored how regular neighbourhoods can decline as a result of illicit practices carried out by certain organized groups. The context of the paper is the so-called “poverty business”, which refers to the renting of overpriced, substandard housing, financed considerably using housing benefits and thus exploiting the housing need of vulnerable social groups, namely Roma. Using the literature on Roma marginalization and illicit housing practices, an analytical framework that consists of the concepts of speculation, exploitation and liquidation is created and applied to two cases of disadvantaged neighbourhoods: “the Hostel” in Brno and “the Neighbourhood” in Litvínov. In conclusion, the adequacy of the organized crime perspective is critically discussed and the need for further research articulated.

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贫困生意：捷克的地主、非法行为和弱势社区的再生产

本文以以下问题为指导：有组织团体的非法行为如何促进捷克弱势社区的形成和再生产？通过提出这个问题，我们脱离了有组织犯罪研究中对弱势社区的主要理解。不是将它们视为“有组织犯罪的滋生地”，而是探讨了常规社区如何因某些有组织团体的非法行为而衰落。该文件的背景是所谓的“扶贫业务”，指的是出租价格过高、不合标准的住房，大量使用住房福利提供资金，从而利用弱势社会群体，即罗姆人的住房需求。利用有关罗姆人边缘化和非法住房做法的文献，创建了一个由投机、剥削和清算概念组成的分析框架，并将其应用于两个弱势社区的案例：布尔诺的“宿舍”和利特维诺夫的“社区”。总之，对有组织犯罪观点的充分性进行了批判性讨论，并阐明了进一步研究的必要性。