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<p>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 <i>the Sicilian Mafia</i>.</p>
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Diego Gambetta
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Department of Sanskrit & Indian Studies
- Published
- 1993
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780674249066
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Science, Economics, True Crime
- Rating
- 3.83 / 5 (40 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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