Organised Crime, Institutions and Political Quality

Journal Article Organised Crime, Institutions and Political Quality: Empirical Evidence from Italian Municipalities Get access Gianmarco Daniele, Gianmarco Daniele Vrije Universiteit Brussel Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Benny Geys Benny Geys Norwegian Business School BI Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 125, Issue 586, August 2015, Pages F233–F255, https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12237 Published: 18 August 2015

Economic growth · Economics · Empirical evidence · Exploit · Government (linguistics · Human capital · Local government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Corruption and Economic Development · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues · Law · Public Administration

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