Cultural warfare and trust : Fighting the Mafia in Palermo.

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Cultural warfare and trust: fighting the Mafia in Palermo concentrates on a central issue in research on democratic processes: the development of generalised trust. The existence of generalised trust and confidence in a society is decisive for economic development and an effective democracy. Is it p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gunnarson, Carina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.
Colección:Perspectives on democratic practice.
Temas:
Trust.
Cooperation > Italy > Palermo.
Mafia > Italy > Palermo.
Civil society > Italy > Palermo.
Social capital (Sociology) > Italy > Palermo.
Confiance.
Mafia > Italie > Palerme.
Société civile > Italie > Palerme.
Capital social (Sociologie) > Italie > Palerme.
PSYCHOLOGY > Social Psychology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Labor.
Civil society
Cooperation
Mafia
Politics and government
Social capital (Sociology)
Trust
Palermo (Italy) > Politics and government.
Palerme (Italie) > Administration.
Italy > Palermo
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Cultural warfare and trust: fighting the Mafia in Palermo concentrates on a central issue in research on democratic processes: the development of generalised trust. The existence of generalised trust and confidence in a society is decisive for economic development and an effective democracy. Is it possible to fight persistent values of distrust and non-cooperation? Is it possible to support the development of generalised trust through public action and education?The book addresses these questions by examining political efforts to combat Palermo?s Mafia-controlled heritage and to turn a traditi.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (263 pages).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-236) and index.
ISBN:9781847792174
1847792170

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