We examine whether a corruption scandal in which the incumbent is implicated undermines trust in local government. We … use a novel dataset containing information on local corruption scandals reported in Spain during the period 1999-2009, and … methods to improve the identification of the effect of corruption scandals on trust, comparing municipalities affected by a …

social capital; then, social capital determines the level of corruption; finally, corruption affects economic performance. We … test this hypothesis on a dataset of Italian provinces, and address the possible endogeneity of corruption by applying an … IV model. We use three sets of historical instruments for corruption: 1) foreign dominations in 16th-17th century, 2 …

focusing on an active role of communities, social norms and a polycentric system of governance. This paper summarizes the main … this wider approach in dealing with environmental commons, particularly with global environmental commons, discussing two …

We analyze whether or not the globalization of capital, ‘disciplines' governments and improves governance. We … demonstrate that globalization affects governance, by increasing a country's vulnerability to sudden capital flight. This … increased threat of capital flight can discipline governments and improve governance and welfare by placing countries in a …