ABSTRACT

This book describes the main ingredients of the complex phenomenon of infiltration of organised crime in the legitimate economy. The perception of the problem varies as one navigates among general theories and different experiences in the countries covered by the book. This explains why, at the end of this research experience, it is still difficult to operationalise the concept and state the relevant indicators and measures. Exploration of the various case studies has increased the level of knowledge, but it is not yet possible to generalise variables and their dynamics in a single interpretative model.