Organized crime and regional development. A review of the Italian case

This paper offers a review of the effects of organized crime on regional economic development, with particular reference to the case of Italy. After reviewing the empirical studies that analyse the relationship between crime and economic development, the paper examines the regional distribution and the social costs of some crimes (in particular extortion) that can be linked to mafia type criminality.

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Year of publication:	2009-04
Authors:	Vittorio, Daniele
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Organized crime \| Italy \| economic development \| costs of crime

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Classification:	K49 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior. Other ; K42 - Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law ; R59 - Regional Government Analysis. Other
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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