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What caused the growth of the Sicilian Mafia?
Season 1
Episode 4
Published 7 years, 8 months ago
Description
We all know how films and television tell the story of the Mafia, but what can economics tell us about its origins? Tim Phillips talks to Giuseppe De Feo about a new paper that tells the story of how the drought of 1893 has had social and economic effects that are still being felt today.