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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 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 tradition

Social capital (Sociology) --- Mafia --- Trust. --- Cooperation --- Civil society --- Education --- Social aspects --- Palermo (Italy) --- Politics and government. --- Children --- Education, Primitive --- Education of children --- Human resource development --- Instruction --- Pedagogy --- Schooling --- Students --- Youth --- Civilization --- Learning and scholarship --- Mental discipline --- Schools --- Teaching --- Training --- Social contract --- Collaborative economy --- Cooperative distribution --- Cooperative movement --- Distribution, Cooperative --- Peer-to-peer economy --- Sharing economy --- Economics --- Profit-sharing --- Trust (Psychology) --- Attitude (Psychology) --- Emotions --- Capital, Social (Sociology) --- Sociology --- PALERMO -- 301.188.8 --- ITALY -- 301.188.8 --- Mafia. --- Palermo. --- civic education. --- democracy. --- distrust. --- economic development. --- generalised trust. --- non-cooperation. --- public action. --- social capital.