Decision‐making Italian style
The new code of criminal procedure
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6408353 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary L Volcansek (Florida International University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 33-45 |
| Publication date | 1990-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | West European Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402389008424818 |
| OpenAlex | W2148092710 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 8 |
Government action in Italy is notoriously slow in most policy areas, but, when necessary, the government can act both decisively and effectively. This article is a case‐study of the decisional process surrounding such an issue, the new code of criminal procedure that was implemented in late 1989. Factors other than the alluring explanations of government longevity and coalition stability account for the success of this institutional reform. In the case of the new code, a sense of urgency was created and a champion for the cause was found in government; these two factors and public demand for changes generated a momentum towards implementation of major institutional reform that survived onslaught by interest groups and even the fall of two governments
Action (physics · Champion · Code (set theory · Conservative government · Economics · Government (linguistics · Law and economics · Momentum (technical analysis · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Public Administration
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2000 - 2000 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |