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Strumenti per gestire le interdipendenze
No full textIl capitolo dà evidenza di quattro casi studio che hanno avuto l’obiettivo di migliorare il presidio delle interdipendenze tra settori, con esperienze dirette di altrettanti gestori aderenti all'Osservatorio: ASP Golgi Redaelli, Istituti Riuniti Airoldi e Muzzi, Gruppo Gheron e Gruppo Koria
Patterns of bureaucracy: conceptualizing administrative traditions
Get PDFAdministrative traditions (AT) are a prominent approach to classify and compare administrative systems across countries, yet there is a lack of agreement on the definition and conceptual dimensions of AT. This article addresses this gap by synthesizing existing knowledge on AT and refining its conceptualization in three steps. First, a systematic review of 505 publications since 1998 elucidates the diverse understandings of AT and the study contexts in which the concept is used. Secondly, ten AT attributes that emerged from the review are operationalized with secondary data for 49 administrative systems from around the world. Using exploratory factor analysis, the study identifies two underlying dimensions of the AT concept: Citizen orientation and Structural concentration. In a third step, I propose two indices to measure AT along these two dimensions and apply it to map contemporary administrative systems from 49 diverse countries. The analysis uncovers important variation within assumed country families such as the Anglo-American or post-communist groups. The article’s core contributions are the empirically grounded and parsimonious conceptualization of AT as the degree of Citizen orientation and Structural concentration in a country’s public administration as well as the validated two-dimensional AT measure
THE VOLUNTARY CARBON MARKET: A Law and Economics Analysis
Get PDFAccording to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), carbon dioxide removals are considered essential across all pathways to meet the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal. Nevertheless, scaling up these removals to deliver tangible results requires significant financing. The voluntary carbon market (VCM), supported by private investments, has the potential to contribute to this goal.
In recent years, the surge in climate commitments made by corporations has led to a substantial increase in the use of carbon offsets from the VCM to meet these climate goals. This trend has fueled the expansion and growth of the VCM.
Despite the increasing relevance of carbon offsets in corporate sustainability plans, legal scholars have often overlooked the VCM and the corporate use of VCM carbon offsets. This thesis aims to fill this gap by exploring the challenges associated with the corporate use of VCM carbon offsets in fulfilling climate pledges, with a particular focus on the risks of greenwashing stemming from over-crediting and misleading advertising.
It also evaluates legislative and judicial responses to these challenges, assessing the effectiveness of existing regulations governing climate claims that rely on carbon offsets. Against this backdrop, this thesis proposes a dual-claim framework designed to mitigate greenwashing risks and strengthen the reputational constraints on VCM market players. Specifically, it advocates for the use of nature-based projects in contribution claims and technological carbon removals in compensation claims.
On the one hand, corporations willing to invest in nature-based carbon offsets should be permitted to do so by establishing contribution claims based on a “money-for-money” approach. This solution can promote private investment in projects aimed at preserving natural resources while mitigating the risk of over-crediting.
On the other hand, the thesis advocates for the use of technological removals in compensatory claims. Although these solutions are more expensive, they provide a more verifiable and reliable pathway for meeting climate targets, effectively addressing the shortcomings of nature-based approaches.
This proposed framework seeks to enhance confidence in the VCM by reducing the risk of greenwashing and promoting greater transparency and accountability in corporate climate initiatives. Simultaneously, it refrains from imposing undue restrictions on companies, enabling them to adopt credible and effective strategies to meet their climate commitments
Essays on the Material Origins of Political Change
Get PDFThis dissertation explores how automation, technological change, and economic transformations shape political dynamics in post-industrial societies. It examines how shifts in material conditions influence both the demand and supply sides of politics, with evidence drawn from Western Europe and the United States. The first essay addresses methodological issues in studying the determinants of the globalization backlash, highlighting the bias introduced by post-treatment variables in regressions comparing economic and cultural drivers of voting behavior and providing additional evidence on the culture-economy nexus. The second essay investigates the impact of automation on trade unions in Western Europe, finding that regions more exposed to automation experience a decrease in union density, primarily driven by a broader labor market shift away from unionized industries. The third essay offers a structural explanation for the changing composition of political elites, examining how automation influences the likelihood of different social groups pursuing political office. Drawing on multiple sources of data on political candidates and occupational backgrounds in the US, the analysis reveals that areas with greater exposure to automation experience a decline in candidates from occupations most impacted by technological change. This trend contributes to the underrepresentation of working-class and automatable workers in politics
The Evolution of Causa in Italian Contract Law: From State Control to Contractual Autonomy
No full textThis chapter aims to shed light on the legal-philosophical foundations of the Italian legal system and to examine their interplay with the French tradition, providing context for recent developments in Italian case law. It begins with a historical overview of the concept of causa in the Italian Civil Codes of 1865 and 1942 (Section II). This is followed by an outline of the current legal framework governing causa (Section III). The analysis then turns to selected case law examples that illustrate the practical function of causa in contract law (Section IV). In light of the criticisms raised by various Italian scholars, the chapter concludes with reflections on the future role and relevance of causa in the Italian legal system (Section V)
Dogmatic categories and labour law: when labour law looks in the mirror
No full textThe chapter reflects on the notion, role, function, and endurance of dogmatic categories in labour law
Le strategie di resilienza in operations management: risultati e prospettive
No full textIl capitolo sintetizza le evidenze emerse dall'analisi di casi esemplari e illustra le principali strategie di resilienza attuate dalle aziende indagat
Virtual reality, real intentions : consumers’ evaluation of product packaging in immersive environments
No full textEfficienza ed effettività nella riforma della giustizia civile Italiana
No full textIl saggio si occupa del principio di effettività del diritto di difesa e del contraddittorio alla luce delle recenti riforme processuali del 2022, a beneficio della cultura giuridica brasiliana, di tradizione di civil lai
