Date: 1995
Type: Article
Political corruption and the role of public prosecutors in Italy
Crime law and social change, 1995, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 273-292
ALBERTI, Adriana, Political corruption and the role of public prosecutors in Italy, Crime law and social change, 1995, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 273-292
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This paper analyzes the problem of political corruption in Italy and the role public prosecutors have played in unraveling such a phenomenon. The factors that have contributed to fostering systemic corruption as well as those that have contributed to ''uncovering'' such a system are given careful consideration. The most relevant conclusion is that whereas endogenous forces in the judiciary (prosecutors and judges) - in particular, its low level of institutional autonomy - have prevented it from containing corruption, exogenous forces - which have broken the conditions that had favoured the stability of the so-called ''first'' Republic - have led prosecutors to engage in massive investigations.
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First published: December 1995
Cadmus permanent link: https://hdl.handle.net/1814/71284
Full-text via DOI: 10.1007/BF01298351
ISSN: 0925-4994
Publisher: Springer
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