Shall we follow the money? Anti-mafia policies and electoral competition
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpolmod.2021.03.010
Abstract: Abstract Building upon the evidence that the mafia increases the degree of vote concentration, we use data on regional elections in Sicily to estimate the impact of anti-mafia policies on electoral competition. We find robust… read more here.
Keywords: anti mafia; mafia policies; mafia; electoral competition ... See more keywords
The Fascist anti-mafia operation in Campania, 1926-1927
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DOI: 10.1017/mit.2017.57
Abstract: The anti-mafia operation undertaken in Sicily by the fledgling Fascist government had a powerful symbolic meaning in the construction of the ‘new state’. As a result, it left behind a wealth of sources: from the… read more here.
Keywords: campania; mafia; anni; anti mafia ... See more keywords
Social change and anti-mafia movements: the ‘Addiopizzo’ variable
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DOI: 10.1017/mit.2019.32
Abstract: This article presents the results of a piece of research into extortion in the city of Palermo between 2004 and 2015. Highlighting the importance of the territorial context among the factors that explain the mafia… read more here.
Keywords: mafia; anti mafia; change anti; social change ... See more keywords