Giuseppe Saracco fu uno strenuo paladino della corretta gestione del bilancio ed ebbe a cuore il difficile risanamento delle finanze pubbliche. Esponente caratteristico di una tradizione tipicamente sardo-piemontese, fu molto attivo nelle discussioni parlamentari relative ai bilanci, sebbene...

This paper is a case study in the electoral history of Austria-Hungary, with special reference to province of Galicia. The Introduction illustrates the problems associated with the collection of historical data in East-Central Europe. Chapter 1 examines the connections between the Habsburg...

In the last two decades the socio-economic literature has highlighted the importance of social capital (an ample set of social relations and cultural attitudes) for economic growth and the wellbeing of citizens. The literature broadly suggests a negative correlation between social capital and...

Italian Abstract: A determinare la capacità di attrarre investimenti dall'estero concorrono molteplici fattori: ciclici, come la dinamica della domanda; strutturali, come la specializzazione settoriale o la disponibilità di materie prime; fiscali; politici, come la stabilità sociale e del...

Despite successive reforms, public procurement in Italy is still highly fragmented and vulnerable to collusion, corruption and ex-post renegotiation. Other defects are found in the planning stages of the works. These problems are due in part to the regulations on the awarding of public works...

There has been a significant increase in project financing in the public sector in Europe in the past decade, benefiting the implementation of infrastructure projects. In Italy, project financing is still much more limited than in such countries as Spain and the UK: the projects funded are...

L'articolo esamina la corruzione amministrativa in una burocrazia strutturata con funzionari a giurisdizioni sovrapposte. L'analisi viene condotta ricorrendo a modelli della domanda e dell'offerta delle prestazioni fornite dai funzionari dietro versamento di tangenti. La diffusione della...

The paper summarizes the framework used in a research project on local public services carried out by Bank of Italy researchers. It discusses motivations, characteristics, results and general lessons of the project, whose sector-specific results are detailed in individual papers. The project was...