The mafia has always been urban as well as rural

Evidence

The mafia, moreover, is not — as has recently been claimed (see Blok 1974) -— something which originates only in the countryside. Since its inception (Franchetti informs us) it has been an urban as well as a rural phenomenon. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2170

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• QUESTION: Worth chasing: what does mafia urbanism imply for mutual-monitoring accounts of trust and social order?

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