19世纪末以后,黑手党已发展为国际性犯罪集团,成为犯罪最多、历时最久的黑社会组织。2009年10月份公布的一份报告显示,意大利黑手党每年的非法收入高达1280亿美元,占意大利国内生产总值的7%,俨然成了意大利的“最大企业”。其实,几百年来,黑手党的兴盛与低谷都与政治有着千丝万缕的联系,如今人们历尽艰险赢得的民主制度成了黑手党滋生的温床,而就在20世纪 After the end of the 19th century, the Mafia has developed into an international criminal syndicate and became the most criminalized and oldest triad organization. A report released in October 2009 shows that the Italian mafia, which generates as much as 128 billion U.S. dollars of illegal income each year, or 7% of Italy’s gross domestic product, has become “the largest enterprise” in Italy. Actually, for hundreds of years, both the rise and the trough of the mafia are inextricably linked with politics. Nowadays, the democratic system that people have experienced through hardships and wonders has become a breeding ground for the mafia. In the 20th century