From anarchy to monopoly : how competition and protection shaped mafia's behavior
Nardin, Luis G. (Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche (Itàlia). Istituto di scienze e tecnologie della cognizione)
Andrighetto, Giulia (Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche (Itàlia). Istituto di scienze e tecnologie della cognizione)
Conte, Rosaria (Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche (Itàlia). Istituto di scienze e tecnologie della cognizione)
Paolucci, Mario (Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche (Itàlia). Istituto di scienze e tecnologie della cognizione)

Date:	2014
Abstract:	Mafia-like organizations are highly dynamic and organized criminal groups characterized by their extortive activities that impact societies and economies in different modes and magnitudes. This renders the understanding of how these organizations evolved an objective of both scientific and applicationoriented interests. We propose an agent-based simulation model - the Extortion Racket System model - aimed at understanding the factors and processes explaining the successful settlement of the Sicilian Mafia in Southern Italy, and which may more generally account for the transition from an anarchical situation of uncoordinated extortion to a monopolistic social order. Our results show that in situations of anarchy, these organizations do not last long. This indicates that a monopolistic situation shall be preferred over anarchical ones. Competition is a necessary and sufficient condition for the emergence of a monopolistic situation. However, when competition is combined with protection, the resulting monopolistic regime presents features that make it even more preferable and sustainable for the targets.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Comunicació de congrés
Subject:	Organized criminal groups ; Computational social science ; Social simulation
Published in:	Social Simulation Conference. Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, 1a : 2014

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