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The Sicilian Mafia:

the business of private protection
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3 Recensioni
Harvard University Press, 1996 - 335 pagine

In a society where trust is in short supply and democracy weak, the Mafia sells protection, a guarantee of safe conduct for parties to commercial transactions. Drawing on the confessions of eight Mafiosi, Diego Gambetta develops an elegant analysis of the economic and political role of the Sicilian Mafia.

  

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Review: The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection,

Recensione dell'utente  - Davis - Goodreads

Boorrrring, I only reached page 180 (out of 250) before returning the book to the library. Just couldn't finish it. Written like a college thesis, this book is great if you need to research the inner ... Leggi recensione completa

Review: The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection,

Recensione dell'utente  - Walt - Goodreads

A rather dry and academic approach to Mafia business. Gambetta avoids much of the sensational writings that characterize so many other Mafia books. Leggi recensione completa

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Indice

Introduction
1
The Market
15
The Resources
34
The Industry
53
The Origins
75
The Cartel
100
The Trademarks
127
Dispute Settlement
159
Orderly Markets
195
Disordered Markets
226
Conclusion
245
Postscript
257
Abbreviations
271
Bibliography
315
Index
325
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Informazioni sull'autore (1996)

Diego Gambetta is Professor of Sociology at the University of Oxford and Official Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.

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