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Buchanan and the Social Contract: Coordination Failures and the Atrophy of Property Rights

Southern Economic Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT James Buchanan advocated that societies should be based on a social contract. He rejected anarchy, seeing it as a “Hobbesian jungle” that calls for government intervention to maintain social order. He also opposed theories of spontaneous order. These views led to debates about the compatibility of Buchanan's works with classical liberalism and
Stefano Dughera, Alain Marciano
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring organised crime in Italy: dual composite indicators integrating text mining and official statistics

Regional Studies, Regional Science
This study introduces a dual, data-driven framework for mapping organised crime in Italy by constructing and cross-validating two complementary, per-capita indices aggregated through a non-compensatory composite methodology.
Antonio Fabio Forgione, Carlo Migliardo, Paolo Mustica   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Who Is the System? On the Externalisation and Depersonalisation of Responsibility for Abuse

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the externalisation and depersonalisation of responsibility in the institutional communication of the Roman Catholic Church in the context of sexualised violence. Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems is used to show how semantic constructions such as ‘systemic causes’ rhetorically blur responsibility and contribute ...
Thomas Kron
wiley   +1 more source

Pemberantasan Mafia Tanah di Indonesia: Dalam Mewujudkan Keadilan dan Kepastian Hukum Bagi Pemilik Tanah

Jurnal USM Law Review
The purpose of this study is to find solutions to prevent and eradicate land mafia in Indonesia. This is because the practice of land mafia in Indonesia has been going on for a long time, and is very worrying and detrimental to the state and society. The
Yusuf Saepul Zamil, Farina Firda Eprilia, Hendri Firdaus, Triadi Maharso, Nursyah Rizal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A model of suspense for narrative generation [PDF]

, 2017
Most work on automatic generation of narratives, and more specifically suspenseful narrative, has focused on detailed domain-specific modelling of character psychology and plot structure.
Doust, Richard, Piwek, Paul
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REPRODUCING OPERATIONAL LANDSCAPES: The Rock Mining for Indonesia's New Capital City

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Indonesia's new capital city is designed to become a green and sustainable city. In this article, we examine the (un)sustainability of the process through which the city is coming into being. Using the sociospatial theory of planetary urbanization, we trace the dialectical relationship between the new city and sites beyond it to show how ...
Bosman Batubara, Kei Otsuki, Femke Van Noorloos, Michelle Kooy, Annelies Zoomers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Policies to Overcome Judicial Mafia Practices within the Supreme Court

Ius Poenale, 2020
The practice of law enforcement in Indonesia until now is still surrounded by various problems that keep the law away from its main purpose to provide justice, certainty, and benefits to the community.
Irhamy Tauhid
doaj   +1 more source

Escenarios actuales del crimen organizado: factores contextuales y perspectivas teóricas

Foro Internacional, 2023
La grave crisis de inseguridad y derechos humanos del México contemporáneo exige a la academia un análisis profundo del fenómeno del crimen organizado, informado por experiencias internacionales y sensible a su naturaleza dual en tanto fenómeno con ...
Annaclara De Tuglie
doaj   +1 more source

Monitoring Quality of Mafia‐Connected Accountants

Journal of Accounting Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the monitoring quality of accountants with ties to the Mafia in their role as auditors for “clean” firms—those with no known ties to organized crime. Using a proprietary government database, we identify Italian firms with alleged ties to the Mafia through their executives, directors, or shareholders.
Pietro A. Bianchi, Jere R. Francis, Antonio Marra, Nicola Pecchiari   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Although there is little truth behind the ‘Godfather’ stereotype, mafia infiltration remains a serious problem in Italian politics [PDF]

, 2012
From the Godfather to Tony Soprano, the idea of the Mafia continues to have a special place in Western popular culture. Francesco Calderoni argues that despite the popularity of Mafia stereotypes, relatively little research has been carried out on the ...
Calderoni, Francesco
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