In response to the ongoing economic crisis, Italy is undertaking a series of critically important reforms, combining … trusted the quality of government decision-making. Concerns over public integrity and corruption stand out as key elements … be embedded within a comprehensive integrity framework. Law 190 of November 6, 2012 (the Anti-Corruption Law) enshrines …

since this area is especially vulnerable to corruption. …

the economic and social life of their citizens. The cost of corruption to governments is increasingly well known and … documented. It is now widely recognised that countering corruption and promoting public integrity are critical for sustained … economic development. Corruption, however, is not a cause but a consequence: as much the result of systemic failure as …