The Cosa Nostra formulated the Sicilian Mafia Commission or “La Cupula” to resolve intermafia issues. In 1962, La Cupula was formed between all of the Cosa Nostra bosses. La Cupula was instrumental in ending the first Mafia War. Keeping the peace between the Mafia bosses was a tough task, but it was necessary in order to complete political actions. As long as the mafiosos could cooperate and not give up other mafiosos positions, the entire operation would benefit. This was all that was necessary for the Cosa Nostra to go out and make a lot of money from many ventures. The political state after the Cosa Nostra’s actions were super beneficial for the drug dealing, extortion and the money laundering operations that they ran. The mafia was able
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As shown in “The Godfather”, people of the community could approach a mafioso and if they showed proper etiquette toward him, he would most likely have his problem solved. Giuseppe Genco Russo had aided a group of peasants in his town of Caltanissetta , Italy with dealing with left wing propaganda in the 1940’s. He ended up murdering several left wing activists which ended the socialist platform in Caltanissetta. The bosses of the Cosa Nostra commonly distributed their wealth to struggling members of the community especially the sick. Malaria had been making its way through Italy at this time and almost everybody was susceptible. But for all the good the Mafia did which they are barely accredited for, the Mafia also did many horrible things to the people of Italy and their …show more content…
Not to mention that the Mafia absolutely tanked the Italian economy. Italy’s total GDP has always been low compared to their influence. The Italians have the 9th largest GDP in the world currently but their growth over the last hundred years has fluctuated between -4% and 5%. The Italian unemployment rate has also been a problem for the Italians. They currently have an 11% unemployment rate and the female unemployment rate is roughly 50%. The United States currently has a 4% unemployment rate and the female unemployment rate is also 4%. The unemployment rate in Italy is mostly do to the lack of well paying jobs and discrimination against women. Finally, the Italian justice system had been way too lenient with Mafia related crime. For example Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted of tax fraud, bribery, corruption, child prostitution and collusion with the Mafia and only had to serve four short years in prison. Several of these charges were acquitted but all of them are true. If the judicial system will not convict criminals who would receive capital punishment in the United States, then there is little hope for the advancement of Italian society. All of this is due to Cosa Nostra control over the region and the
As shown in “The Godfather”, people of the community could approach a mafioso and if they showed proper etiquette toward him, he would most likely have his problem solved. Giuseppe Genco Russo had aided a group of peasants in his town of Caltanissetta , Italy with dealing with left wing propaganda in the 1940’s. He ended up murdering several left wing activists which ended the socialist platform in Caltanissetta. The bosses of the Cosa Nostra commonly distributed their wealth to struggling members of the community especially the sick. Malaria had been making its way through Italy at this time and almost everybody was susceptible. But for all the good the Mafia did which they are barely accredited for, the Mafia also did many horrible things to the people of Italy and their …show more content…
Not to mention that the Mafia absolutely tanked the Italian economy. Italy’s total GDP has always been low compared to their influence. The Italians have the 9th largest GDP in the world currently but their growth over the last hundred years has fluctuated between -4% and 5%. The Italian unemployment rate has also been a problem for the Italians. They currently have an 11% unemployment rate and the female unemployment rate is roughly 50%. The United States currently has a 4% unemployment rate and the female unemployment rate is also 4%. The unemployment rate in Italy is mostly do to the lack of well paying jobs and discrimination against women. Finally, the Italian justice system had been way too lenient with Mafia related crime. For example Silvio Berlusconi has been convicted of tax fraud, bribery, corruption, child prostitution and collusion with the Mafia and only had to serve four short years in prison. Several of these charges were acquitted but all of them are true. If the judicial system will not convict criminals who would receive capital punishment in the United States, then there is little hope for the advancement of Italian society. All of this is due to Cosa Nostra control over the region and the