Monti turns to fight against corruption

Revulsion in Italy grows at spread of criminal syndicates, cronyism and corruption. The technocratic government under Mario Monti attempted to confront this by adopting a new anti-corruption law in 2012.

ESO: Background information: Monti urged to get tough on graft http://www.europeansources.info/record/monti-urged-to-get-tough-on-graft/

ESO: Background information: What is holding Italy back? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-is-holding-italy-back/

Reuters, 30.10.12: New Italy law tackles rampant corruption http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/10/30/uk-italy-corruption-idUKBRE89T1MS20121030

Blog: Transparency International, 30.10.12: Italy corruption vote: new law, new start? http://blog.transparency.org/2012/10/30/italy-corruption-vote-new-law-new-start/

Transparency International Italia: Press Release, 31.10.12: Corruption is not an inevitable fate but a cultural dress http://blog.transparency.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/CS_approvazione_ING.pdf

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