See Naples and Die The Camorra and Organized Crime

A century before the emergence of its cousin, the Sicilian Mafia, the criminal organization known as "The Camorra" was establishing a deadly grip on Naples and Campania. Today, their influence is as strong as ever. Tom Behan's vivid and riveting account of the Camorra and its shadowy leaders reveals a crime syndicate of extraordinary power and resources. The are involved in the major political parties, the police, judiciary, administrators, and leading figures in the business community. Behan shows how all levels of the Italian stateincluding the judiciaryare so corrupt and in hock to the Camorra, that all reformist solutions are bankrupt.

Tom Behan has lectured in Italian Politics at the University of Reading, La Trobe University, Melbourne and the University of Glasgow. He is currently Senior Lecturer at the University of Kent at Canterbury.

The Origins of the Camorra and the Mafia * The Postwar Development of the Camorra * The “Administrative Economy” and the 1980 Earthquake * The “Business Camorra” of the Nuvoletta Gang * The Cirillo Affair * How the Camorra Works * Who Will Stop the Camorra?