17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Not really, the state holds a monopoly on "legal" force, whereas the Mafia and other black-market organizations do not. What is interesting is they use force often because they cannot use the government legal system to arbitrate their disputes. Matt
-----Original Message----- From: Steve Mynott [mailto:stevem@tightrope.demon.co.uk]
On Thu, Oct 08, 1998 at 04:14:32PM -0700, Matthew James Gering wrote:
The Mafia has had two primary characteristics:
a) the use of force
wouldn't this characteristic define the mafia as a "state" to some degree?