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World Service,21 Jan 2013,18 mins

Mafia businesses

Business Daily

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Can you turn a dirty Mafia firm into a clean business? Alan Johnston reports from near Naples on the authorities trying to reclaim companies previously run by organised crime. Lesley Curwen talks to author and Mafia expert Jeffrey Robinson who says it 'always ends in tears' when small firms get into bed with the Mafia. Plus, counting your online 'Klout'. Lucy Kellaway of the Financial Times questions the usefulness of scoring your social media influence.

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