The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private ProtectionIn 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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The Sicilian Mafia: the business of private protection
Recensione dell'utente - Not Available - Book VerdictGambetta (sociology, Oxford) sets forth a new perspective on the Mafia, discarding the popular impression that it is a criminal community secretly controlled through a centralized structure. Gambetta ... Leggi recensione completa
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The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection Diego Gambetta,Professor of Sociology and Official Fellow Diego Gambetta Visualizzazione frammento - 1993 |
The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection Diego Gambetta,Professor of Sociology and Official Fellow Diego Gambetta Visualizzazione frammento - 1993 |
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