蝌蚪网 Journal:
Economic Policy
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Mafia in the Ballot Box
蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy
vol. 9,
no. 3, August 2017
(pp. 134–67)
(Complimentary)
Abstract
We study the impact of organized crime on electoral results, analyzing in detail the national parliamentary elections in Sicily for the period 1946-1992. We document the significant support given by the Sicilian mafia to the Christian Democratic Party when the electoral competition by the Communist Party strengthened. We also provide suggestive evidence that, in exchange for its electoral support, the mafia obtained economic advantages in the construction sector.Citation
De Feo, Giuseppe, and Giacomo Davide De Luca. 2017. "Mafia in the Ballot Box." 蝌蚪网 Journal: Economic Policy 9 (3): 134–67. DOI: 10.1257/pol.20150551Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
- K42 Illegal Behavior and the Enforcement of Law
- L74 Construction