The social consequences of organized crime in Italy

Pierfrancesco Rolla and Patricia Justino

No wp-2022-106, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Organized crime affects security, development, and democracy worldwide, but not much is known about its social consequences. We study how exposure to the presence of organized crime groups shapes the social capital of Italian citizens, including political participation, civic engagement, and institutional and interpersonal trust. To address this question, we first leverage a survey of almost 800,000 respondents on social capital and exposure to organized crime conducted in Italy between 2000 and 2018.

Keywords: Crime; Social capital; Italy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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