Study On Pyramid Selling And Its Countermeasures

In recent years, the resurgence and overspreading of Pyramid selling has been developing into a big hidden danger threatening the social and economic stability and the safety of people's life and property. At present, the major form of Pyramid selling is to forcibly brainwash the victims of Pyramid selling with deception and violence. Pyramid selling has been transformed into a kind of illegal activity with organization, principal and system. It has become a sort of "evil religion" in economic field. how to effectively prevent and punish Pyramid selling activities is a major subject to be attached great attention in the field of jurisprudence. The dissertation reviews some basic problems of Pyramid selling, probes into their causes of formation and on the basis of that, brings forward some concrete countermeasures, which is of great significance both in theory and in reality.The dissertation consists of three parts:Part one analyzes different definitions of Pyramid selling in the academic field and holds that Regulation on the Prohibition of Pyramid selling meets with depressing Pyramid selling in line with Chinese state circumstances. On the basis of analyses, the author reveals five basic features of Pyramid selling, which is profit-seeking, deceptiveness, organizedness, covertness and gatheredness. At the same time, in view of the confusion in using the definitions of Pyramid selling ,this dissertation distinguishes the relative definitions of Pyramid selling and illustrates the basic problems such as serious consequences caused by Pyramid selling on the basis of combing the current situation of Pyramid selling.In the second part of the dissertation( including chapter two and three), by using the knowledge of economics, criminology and sociology, the author analyzes the origin of the Pyramid selling's wide-spreading in China from the aspect of economy, politics and culture. The author draws a conclusion that the emergency and the spreading of Pyramid selling has its background of society, which was caused by multiple factors, such as economic, political, cultural. Finally, the author puts a major emphasis on deficiency in regulations on Pyramid selling in legislation, execution of law and justice.Part three focuses on countermeasures against Pyramid selling which should be regulated in social layer and in legal layer. In order to effectively control and eliminate Pyramid selling, our country should govern it on the layers both of society and law. For the social origin of Pyramid selling, the dissertation suggests to establish and improve the systems of distribution, promoting employment, building up social credit system. As to the deficiencies in regulations, the dissertation provides some legislation proposals to establish the long-term strategy against Pyramid selling.