Dimensions of civic activism and their effectiveness in exposing corruption: evidence from Italy

Nadia Fiorino, Emma Galli and Rajeev Goel

Applied Economics, 2019, vol. 51, issue 7, 663-675

Abstract: This article studies the influence of civic activism in exposing corruption across Italian regions. Using different dimensions of civic activism (including local and national newspapers, the internet, blood donors, and voter turnout), we make the distinction between active (media, internet, voters) and passive (blood donors) activism. Results show interesting different impacts of civic activism on corruption. In particular, voter turnout, blood donors, and national newspaper diffusion consistently increased exposure of corruption, while the internet and local newspapers showed opposite effects. Thus, local newspapers and the internet point to the possibility of media capture (influence) with regard to corruption exposure. The main findings hold following the substantial reforms in the nineties (called Mani Pulite).

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1506086

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