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Trinacrime
TRINACRIME - Story of a Mafia Repentant, by Alessandro VizzinoThis is the story, in novel form, of one of the most relevant exponents of Catania's "Cosa Nostra" in the 1980s and 1990s. TRINACRIME - Story of a Mafia RepentantCatania, San Cristoforo neighborhood, early 1970s. Tonio is the son of a shoemaker, which is why they call him "lu Scarparu." Even as a child, he is a rebel with little interest in school and is more drawn to petty theft. His bravado and desire for freedom lead him to leave Catania to escape to Milan. There he is initiated into robbery and experiences his first prison term.Back in Catania, he acts with his gang, pulling off several hits that put him ingood standing with the local bosses. Thus begins his activity for the famigghia "Purtaventi- Santimarra," which includes extortion, intimidation, and robberies that earn him money, lots of money. Tonio finds love, and builds his family, while in Catania and Sicily flows the blood of wars between rival clans. In the 1990s his criminal rise comes to a halt: First by absconding, then by arrest and imprisonment. And finally, the decision to repent.Today Tonio has paid his debt to justice and rebuilt his life.This novel is based on a true story.
What We Owe
Author: Carlo Cottarelli
language: en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date: 2017-09-05
The euro crisis, Japan's sluggish economy, and partisan disagreements in the United States about the role of government all have at least one thing in common: worries about high levels of public debt. Nearly everyone agrees that public debt in many advanced economies is too high to be sustainable and must be addressed. There is little agreement, however, about when and how that addressing should be done—or even, in many cases, just how serious the debt problem is. As the former director of the International Monetary Fund's Fiscal Affairs Department, Carlo Cottarelli has helped countries across the globe confront their public finance woes. He also had direct experience in advising his own country, Italy, about its chronic fiscal ailments. In this straightforward, plain-language book, Cottarelli explains how and why excessive public debt can harm economic growth and can lead to crises such as those experienced recently in Italy and several other European countries. But Cottarelli also has some good news: reducing public debt often can be done without trauma and through moderate changes in spending habits that contribute to economic growth. His book focuses on positive remedies that countries can adopt to deal with their public debt, analyzing both the benefits and potential downsides to each approach, as well as suggesting which remedies might be preferable in particular situations. Too often, public debate about public debt is burdened by lies and myths. This book not only explains the basic facts about public debt but also aims to bring truth and reasoned nonpartisan analysis to the debate.
Societies in Transition
This edited volume discusses critically the social implications of current structural transformations in Europe within the broader context of the global financial crisis. Experts from across Europe and the US discuss challenges and solutions to political and economic stability, security, growth, governance and integration on a country and regional level, especially focusing on vulnerable Southern and Eastern European states. New economic, political and security processes and realities are examined closely, with the aim to describe them in a coherent framework. Drawing on carefully selected interdisciplinary research, this collection offers fresh insights into the social repercussions of the transition from traditionally established practices and perceptions to new forms of collaboration, integration and governance.