In this article I will discuss the cultural factors and economic conditions of the Italian territory and specifically of the island of Sicily which led to the birth and the daily and common need of an institution such as the Sicilian Mafia . After my explanation of the origins of the Sicilian Mafia in the context of local culture and its pervasive role in Sicilian society, I will discuss the various ways in which the Mafia's activities have at times significantly preserved and even crippled the economic potential for growth in the areas in which it operated . and the reasons why this underdevelopment helped him. Finally, I will examine the causes of the decline of the Sicilian Mafia and discuss future solutions to preserve a Sicily free from overt mafia control. For starters, Sicily's location, at the convergence of the Mediterranean and the Adriatic Sea, is a position that straddles the continents of Europe and Africa and its abundance of natural resources, including citrus, wheat and olives, have made an ideal location for foreign trade and a prime target for piracy which brought with it various forms of violence that affected both human life and the economy. stability. Due to the fact that various groups had colonized the island over the course of almost a millennium, the peasant class of Sicilians was accustomed to a feudal system that exploited them through oppressive rents and taxes that aggravated the island's certain misery tied to lives of servitude to the earth. At the dawn of the 19th century Sicily's major industries, the cultivation of citrus fruits, the refining of grain into flour, and the extraction of olive oil from olives were all owned and controlled by foreign trading companies. Locally owned Sicilian commercial, of origin... medium of paper... fashionable. In conclusion, the Sicilian mafia is currently much weaker than it was in previous decades. Mainly due to the government's crackdown on high-profile mafia captains. The governing state, especially in terms of local government and politics, is where mafia elements are particularly active and exert influence to further their agendas. To date we can see that the only reason for the continued existence of the Mafia in Sicily is the administrative shortcomings of an inefficient government structure that cannot or will not meet the needs of the citizens. We can deduce that the best way to fight and possibly try to eliminate mafia influence in the Sicilian context is to improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the government to the needs of the population..