Corruption and Organized Crime: Some Lessons from the Italian Concept of “External Conspiracy in Mafia Association”

It is often said that there can be no organized crime and trafficking without corruption—and that is true. At the same time, all too often, especially among economists, the vision of corruption is marginal and caricatured: corruption is usually thought to

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International Journal on Criminology
Published
2025-09-25
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https://doi.org/10.18278/ijc.12.1.5
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Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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Corruption and Organized Crime: Some Lessons from the Italian Concept of “External Conspiracy in Mafia Association”

Clotilde Champeyrache
International Journal on Criminology
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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Corruption and Organized Crime: Some Lessons from the Italian Concept of “External Conspiracy in Mafia Association”

Clotilde Champeyrache
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Abstract

It is often said that there can be no organized crime and trafficking without corruption—and that is true. At the same time, all too often, especially among economists, the vision of corruption is marginal and caricatured: corruption is usually thought to

International Journal on CriminologyVol. 12(1)
Openalex Percentile: Top 65%
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance
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