The social consequences of organized crime in Italy

Abstract

This study is published within the UNU-WIDER project Inequality and governance in unstable democracies-the mediating role of trust, implemented by a consortium led by Institute of Development Studies.

Why are Mexican politicians being assassinated? The role of oil theft and narcocracy and the electoral consequences of organized crime

“…Our findings contrast with those from other countries where organized crime is prevalent, such as Italy, where fear and resignation have led to lower trust and political participation (Rolla and Justino 2022). Although trust in institutions has generally declined in Mexico, elections are still important for voters to elect their leaders.…”

Wartime governance and state-building trajectories in post-conflict societies

“…8 This literature focuses largely on insurgent groups in civil wars, but its theoretical predictions apply also to other non-state armed actors such as militias, paramilitary groups, vigilantes, and similar groups (Jentzsch et al 2015). In parallel, scholars have studied the emergence of state apparatus in de facto states (Florea 2020;Risse 2011), as well as the emergence of social and political order in what is sometimes described as 'ungoverned spaces', such as those ruled by Mafia-type groups (Gambetta 1996;Rolla and Justino 2022), prison gangs (Skarbek 2011(Skarbek , 2014, pirate organizations (Leeson 2007(Leeson , 2009, and urban slum gangs (Blattman et al 2020;Lessing 2021;Venkatesh 2008Venkatesh , 2009. This literature deals with the emergence of forms of selfgoverning to ensure the enforcement of property rights and the protection of (illegal) business interests in areas under the control of criminal organizations, but where the state is ultimately the main authority and enforcer of such authority (Arias 2017;Lessing 2021;Skaperdas and Syropoulos 1997).…”

When Crime Tears Communities Apart: Social Capital and Organised Crime

“…Then, exploiting the fact that the first stage of the instrumental variable strategy is a 2x2 difference-in-differences, we estimate the reduced form in a full dynamic specification, formally testing for the validity of the parallel trends assumption. Lastly, we exploit an alternative instrument by combining the migratory movements from the South to the Centre-North 2021) and Rolla and Justino (2022). The paper closest related to our work is Rolla and Justino (2022).…”

“…Lastly, we exploit an alternative instrument by combining the migratory movements from the South to the Centre-North 2021) and Rolla and Justino (2022). The paper closest related to our work is Rolla and Justino (2022). The authors extensively analyse the relationship between organised crime and social capital, both in contemporaneous terms and from a long-term perspective, on the latter exploiting a synthetic control approach in the Italian region of Apulia.…”