Who corrupts whom?: a criminal eco-system made in Italy

This research note focuses on the relationship between organised crime and corruption in Italy. It is part of a wider research project investigating that relationship across a number of European countries. In the first part of this contribution, along with a brief account of definitional issues, a s...

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Main Author: Ruggiero, Vincenzo 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2010
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2010, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 87-105
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Summary:This research note focuses on the relationship between organised crime and corruption in Italy. It is part of a wider research project investigating that relationship across a number of European countries. In the first part of this contribution, along with a brief account of definitional issues, a summary review of previous work on the connections between organised crime and corruption is provided. The paper then attempts to delineate the uniqueness of the Italian case through some observations around the specific contours of organised and corrupt exchange in the country as they manifest themselves. After a brief methodological note, the analysis is interspersed with the opinions of key informants contacted for this research who have profound knowledge of the subject matter, having worked for many years as investigating judges or academic researchers. A division into areas in which the links between organised crime and corruption are observed tries to map the two phenomena and their joint modus operandi.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 103-105
ISSN:1573-0751
DOI:10.1007/s10611-010-9242-9