Mafia Murders, Land Inequality, and Failed Democratization: Historical Evidence from Sicily

• In Event: State Capacity and Democracy

Brief Overview

The paper examines how mafia-committed homicides of social movement leaders fighting for land redistribution and reform in Sicily (1889–1960) have affected contemporary land inequality and the quality of democracy at the municipal level.

Author

• Guido Panzano, Christian-Albrecht University, Kiel