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Mafias on the Move: How Organized Crime Conquers New Territories
Organized crime is spreading like a global virus as mobs take advantage of open borders to establish local franchises at will. That at least is the fear, inspired by stories of Russian mobsters in New York, Chinese triads in London, and Italian mafias throughout the West.
As Federico Varese explains in this compelling and daring book, the truth is more complicated. Varese h...more
As Federico Varese explains in this compelling and daring book, the truth is more complicated. Varese h...more
ebook, 304 pages
Published
January 31st 2011
by Princeton University Press
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The idea of protecting private property as a requirement for successful mafia migration is difficult to prove. I am not entirely convinced by his adaptation of Diego Gambetta's thesis. Of all of the case studies he uses to support the thesis, the only one to which I am familiar is New York City. He does successfully outline corruption, failed judiciary, unemployed people with skills in violence, but he does not demonstrate a connection between the Sicilian Mafiosi coming to America ca. 1890-1900...more
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Jun 12, 2011
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The main task of Russians in Rome was investing dirty money in the legal economy (p. 76, a point repeated earlier and later as well, e.g. p. 84, p. 95, see also Table 4.1. Pp. 76-79 describe how they did it). I thought it was pretty clear in the text. As for the US case, I also make reference to labor-racketeering and how Italians entered that market (pp. 114-115), just after the police reforms. Still, happy to get 4 stars!
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