The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection

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Harvard University Press, 1996 - 335 pagine
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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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Gambetta (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

Sommario

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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The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection
Diego Gambetta
Anteprima limitata - 1996
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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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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TitoloThe Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private Protection
AutoreDiego Gambetta
Edizioneillustrata, ristampa, riveduta
EditoreHarvard University Press, 1996
ISBN0674807421, 9780674807426
Lunghezza335 pagine
  
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