A BIG PUSH TO DETER CORRUPTION: EVIDENCE FROM ITALY

A BIG PUSH TO DETER CORRUPTION: EVIDENCE FROM ITALY

During the first half of the 1990s a pool of Italian judges carried out an investigation, named Mani Pulite (literally clean hands), that led many public officials to be prosecuted and convicted because of corruption. We show that Mani Pulite broke down the perverse linkage between corruption and pu...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Giornale degli economisti e annali di economia 2008-03, Vol.67 (Anno 121) (1), p.75-102
Hauptverfasser: Acconcia, Antonio, Cantabene, Claudia
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Criminal convictions
Criminal prosecution
Embezzlement
Government corruption
Government officials
Infrastructure investments
Investment spending
Judicial corruption
Political corruption
Public investments
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:During the first half of the 1990s a pool of Italian judges carried out an investigation, named Mani Pulite (literally clean hands), that led many public officials to be prosecuted and convicted because of corruption. We show that Mani Pulite broke down the perverse linkage between corruption and public spending which characterized the Italian economy previously.
ISSN:0017-0097