The Sicilian Mafia - The Business of Private Protection (Paperback, New Ed)


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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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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General

Imprint

Harvard University Press

Country of origin

United States

Release date

February 1996

Availability

Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days

First published

February 1996

Authors

Dimensions

235 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

346

Edition

New Ed

ISBN-13

978-0-674-80742-6

Barcode

9780674807426

Categories

LSN

0-674-80742-1



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