Sicilian mafia, the: the business of private protection
Auteur :
Gambetta, Diego
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674807426
Date de publication :
1 févr. 1996
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
494 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.