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Author Arlacchi, Pino, 1951-

Title Mafia business : the Mafia ethic and the spirit of capitalism / Pino Arlacchi ; translated by Martin Ryle
Published London : Verso ; [New York, N.Y.] : [Distributed in the USA and Canada by Schocken Books], 1986

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Description xix, 239 pages : maps ; 21 cm
Series Versa
Contents I. Th Mafia and Mafiosi traditional Calabria and Sicily -- 1. The behaviour of the Mafioso 00 2. The power of the Mafioso -- II. The crisis of the Mafia during the great post-war transformation -- 3. Honour, wealth and political power in the 1950s and 1960s -- III. The Mafia as entrepreneurs -- 4. The Mafia in business in the 1970s -- 5. The Mafioso-entrepeneur, the 'Family" and the Cosca -- 6. The limits of Mafia capitalism -- 7. The political autonomy of Mafia power -- 8. The entrepreneurial Mafia and the heroin economy -- IV. Afterword to the english edition -- Current world trends in organized crime -- Map of Southern Italy and Sicily
Notes Distributor statement from book jacket
Translation of: La Mafia imprenditrice
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Includes index
Notes Translation of: La Mafia imprenditrice
Subject Mafia -- Italy -- History.
Mafia -- Italy, Southern.
Mafia -- Italy.
Organized crime -- Economic aspects -- Italy, Southern.
LC no. 87672150
ISBN 0805272852 (Schocken)
0860911357
Other Titles Mafia imprenditrice. English