TY - JOUR
T1 - Mythical numbers and the proceeds of organised crime: estimating mafia proceeds in Italy
AU - Calderoni, Francesco
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Organised crime is a field vulnerable to mythical numbers, i.e. exaggerated estimates lacking empirical support, but acquiring acceptance through repetition. The figures on mafia proceeds in Italy are a striking example of this problem. This study proposes an estimation of mafia proceeds in Italy from nine criminal activities (sexual exploitation of women, illicit firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, the illicit cigarette trade, illicit gambling, illicit waste disposal, loan sharking, and extortion racketeering) by region and type of mafia (Cosa Nostra, Camorra,‘Ndrangheta, Apulian
mafias, and other mafias). The results estimate yearly mafia proceeds at approximately €10.7 bn (0.7% of the Italian GDP), discussing the impact on the regional and national economies and the differences among the types of mafias as to their geographical sources of revenues
AB - Organised crime is a field vulnerable to mythical numbers, i.e. exaggerated estimates lacking empirical support, but acquiring acceptance through repetition. The figures on mafia proceeds in Italy are a striking example of this problem. This study proposes an estimation of mafia proceeds in Italy from nine criminal activities (sexual exploitation of women, illicit firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, counterfeiting, the illicit cigarette trade, illicit gambling, illicit waste disposal, loan sharking, and extortion racketeering) by region and type of mafia (Cosa Nostra, Camorra,‘Ndrangheta, Apulian
mafias, and other mafias). The results estimate yearly mafia proceeds at approximately €10.7 bn (0.7% of the Italian GDP), discussing the impact on the regional and national economies and the differences among the types of mafias as to their geographical sources of revenues
KW - Italian mafias
KW - criminal markets
KW - estimating criminal revenues
KW - mafia proceeds
KW - organised crime
KW - proceeds of crime
KW - Italian mafias
KW - criminal markets
KW - estimating criminal revenues
KW - mafia proceeds
KW - organised crime
KW - proceeds of crime
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/60098
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17440572.2014.882778
U2 - 10.1080/17440572.2014.882778
DO - 10.1080/17440572.2014.882778
M3 - Article
SN - 1744-0572
VL - 15
SP - 138
EP - 163
JO - Global Crime
JF - Global Crime
ER -