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Economia e criminalità in Italia. Un'introduzione

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  • Stefano Lucarelli

    (Università degli Studi di Bergamo)

  • Gaetano Perone

    (Università degli Studi di Bergamo)

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Lo studio del comportamento criminale dal punto di vista economico è ricondotto al canone della razionalità . In questa introduzione al numero speciale su criminalità ed economia, spieghiamo perché può essere opportuno allontanarsi dalla visione estremamente diffusa che riconduce l'azione criminale all'approccio microeconomico e, in particolare, alla logica delle scelte d'impresa, per assumere il punto di vista di chi sceglie di studiare la criminalit? come struttura di governance. In particolare, è importante riconoscere che le attività delle organizzazioni criminali che ricadono principalmente in ambiti economici e politici assumono sempre una dimensione internazionale. Si tratta di un tema di grande rilievo per la politica economica in Europa. The study of criminal behaviour from the point of view of economics is mostly brought back to the canon of rationality. In this introduction to the special issue on crime and economy, we explain why it can be appropriate to move away from the extremely widespread vision that leads criminal actions to the microeconomic approach and, in particular, to the logic of business choices, to assume the point of view of those who choose to study crime as a governance structure. In particular, it is important to recognise that the activities of criminal organisations which have the main economic and political repercussions always take on an international dimension. This is an extremely important issue for economic policy in Europe.

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  • Stefano Lucarelli & Gaetano Perone, 2018. "Economia e criminalità in Italia. Un'introduzione," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 71(284), pages 277-282.
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    Keywords

    illegal economy; crime organizations; Italy;
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    JEL classification:

    • A10 - General Economics and Teaching - - General Economics - - - General
    • K14 - Law and Economics - - Basic Areas of Law - - - Criminal Law
    • P50 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - General
    • Y20 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Introductions and Prefaces - - - Introductions and Prefaces

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