Since the emergence of representative democratic states, national sovereignty is based on the rule of law and the sovereignty of the people: sovereignty is exercised by the people through democratic representative institutions, with a limited use of instruments of direct democracy. Consequently,...

In the future there will be a global growing demand for long-term investment, both in mature and in emerging countries, to finance infrastructure, innovation, education, growth, environmental programs. Mature economies will also need to increase their share of long-term investment to exit from...

The financial crisis shows the limits of a fragmented surveillance scheme and points out the need of new architectures characterized by simplicity, applicability of rules, lower costs of compliance, lower conflicts of interests, absence of regulatory arbitrage and universality. For this purpose,...

Shadow banking, that played a major role in the financial crisis, has a relevant share in the financing of the American economy. It is characterized by an high level of liquidity and stability risks, also due to the lack of a comprehensive and appropriate monitoring and regulatory framework...

The aim of this paper is to discuss some of the great challenges that will characterize the XXI Century. In the background we consider the problem of the relationship between “Us” and the “Others”, that is how to reconcile the power of Western universalism with the multitudes of other...

The IUC Independent Policy Report was drafted by the “IUC Legal Standards Research Group," organized by a Steering Committee chaired by Ugo Mattei (International University College of Turin), coordinated by Edoardo Reviglio (International University College of Turin) and Giuseppe Mastruzzo...

<em>Evoluzione delle determinanti del debito pubblico nel periodo 1992-2006 e ruolo della componente residuale</em> (di Edoardo Reviglio) - ABSTRACT: The aim of the paper is to study the evolution of Italian public debt and the determinants of the standard inter-temporal function of the public debt/gdp...

Energy efficiency is a pillar of European 20-20-20 strategy, aimed to sustainable growth. The Kyoto Fund is a significant tool for this evolution.

The IUC Independent Policy Report was drafted by the IUC Legal Standards Research Group, organized by a Steering Committee chaired by Ugo Mattei (International University College of Turin), coordinated by Edoardo Reviglio (International University College of Turin) and Giuseppe Mastruzzo...

This article sets out the contributions to the roundtable held on presentation of the book “Institutions for Social Well-Being” edited by Lilia Costabile. The authors discuss the relevance of the role played by the Welfare State and the costs and effects of economic growth, and go on to...