Asymmetric sanctions and corruption: Theory and practice in China
Abstract Asymmetric punishment of partners in crime, intended to incentivize whistle‐blowing, may increase detection and deterrence. The idea is age‐old but its use against corruption is not frequent. We study a 1997 Chinese reform that strengthened such asymmetries for some forms of bribery.
Maria Perrotta Berlin +3 more
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'Rejecting all adventurism': the Italian Communist Party and the movements of 1972-9 [PDF]
The history of the Italian Communist Party in the 1960s and 1970s was marked by the party’s engagement with a succession of radical competitors. The party benefited from its engagement with the ‘cycle of contention’ (a term taken from Sidney Tarrow) that
Edwards, Phil
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Past, Present and Future of Social Democracy: The Debate (?) in Italy and the Nordic Experience
In Italy the debate on Social Democracy shows traces of the long hegemony within the Italian left of a Communist Party then converted to new party forms, which from the beginning rejected the Social Democratic option, due to the belief that not only ...
Monica Quirico
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Who Cares: Why the Israeli–Palestinian Conflict Matters (More) to Some EU Member States
Abstract What drives the salience of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict amongst EU member states? This article employs domestic foreign policy theories to explain the factors underlying variation in salience, estimated analysing all country statements made at the United Nations General Assembly between 1993 and 2017.
Valerio Vignoli +2 more
wiley +1 more source
From Enemy to Opponent: The Politics of Delegitimation in the Italian Christian Democratic Party (1945-1992) [PDF]
This article reconstructs the dynamics of delegitimation of political opponents in the Italian Christian Democratic Party (DC), which had a relative majority and almost uninterruptedly led Italy’s governments from 1945 to 1992.
Simona Colarizi, Guido Panvini
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Les études récentes sur Gramsci en Italie
The article offers a “wide-angle lens” view of the most recent discussions on Gramsci in Italy and shows how their publication of new documents, or new editions of already-known documents, has been intertwined with critical discussion.
Giuseppe Vacca
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The Potential for Tax Reforms in Post‐War Ukraine
ABSTRACT We analyze the major challenges for the Ukrainian tax system for the post‐war recovery of Ukraine. We identify the main areas of concern related to low compliance and high tax evasion and avoidance. Drawing on the recent economic literature and other countries' experiences, we propose realistic reforms to increase tax compliance and support ...
Anna Abate Bessomo +2 more
wiley +1 more source
The Rise and Fall of the Italian Communist Party : A Transnational History [PDF]
This book reassesses the history of Italian communism in international perspective. Analyzing the rise and fall of the Italian Communist Party as a case study in the global history of communism, Silvio Pons considers a wide range of relational and ...
Pons, Silvio
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La via italiana: Togliatti's legacy to the Italian Communist Party [PDF]
This thesis argues that Palmiro Togliatti's strategy of transforming and developing the Communist Party of Italy (PCI) as a mass party which would progress to government by a process of compromise, adaptation and the seeking of alliances, did not come to
Clark, John Rex
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Translation and ideology in post-war Italy : left-wing publishers and the Italian Communist Party [PDF]
In the transition towards democracy after the war, Italy moved towards an apparently more open dialogue with other European and non-European countries, which was reflected by a growing publishing interest in translations.
Milani, Mila
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