I’d chalk this up to the declining birth rate in Sicily, there simply aren’t enough sons around to maintain the mafia muscle.
- Another aspect is that of clever Sicilian sons realizing there just might be a respectable future for them in Italian business life after all.
For instance, a major international corporation like The Barilla Group has (successfully) invested heavily in the South of Italy. Wine production and agriculture flourishes. So does tourism. I predict this development to continue.
The true Europe is expanding its borders.