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Cultural warfare and trust : Fighting the Mafia in Palermo. Cover Image E-book E-book

Cultural warfare and trust : Fighting the Mafia in Palermo

Gunnarson, Carina. (Author).

Summary: 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.

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  • ISBN: 9780719076725
  • ISBN: 0719076722
  • ISBN: 1847792170
  • ISBN: 9781847792174
  • Physical Description: 1 online resource (263 pages).
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  • Publisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-236) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Cultural warfareAppendix: the distribution ofthe questionnaires; Reliability; Drop-outs and newcomers; References; Index.
Source of Description Note:
Print version record.
Subject: Trust
Cooperation -- Italy -- Palermo
Mafia -- Italy -- Palermo
Civil society -- Italy -- Palermo
Social capital (Sociology) -- Italy -- Palermo
Palermo (Italy) -- Politics and government
PSYCHOLOGY -- Social Psychology
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor
Civil society
Cooperation
Mafia
Politics and government
Social capital (Sociology)
Trust
Italy -- Palermo
Genre: Electronic books.
Electronic books.

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