The Sicilian Mafia: The Business of Private ProtectionHarvard University Press, 1996 M02 1 - 346 páginas 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. |
Contenido
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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 |
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