The political economy of government auditing: finanical governance and the rule of law in Latin America and beyond

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (06) ◽  
pp. 47-3290-47-3290
2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosolino A. Candela

AbstractHow did the evolution of the rule of law become stunted in Sicily during the 19th century? The work of economist Yoram Barzel, particularly his property-rights approach to understanding the political economy of state formation, is uniquely suited to understanding the failure of Italy's unification process to secure the rule of law in Sicily during the 19th century. This failure can be explained by a lack of a credible commitment to the rule of law in the state formation process. I argue that this lack of credible commitment manifested itself in the abolition of previously existing parliamentary institutions as an independent collective action mechanism, as well as prior constitutional agreements that existed in the Kingdom of Sicily. The resulting uncertainty over the security and legal definition of property rights over land raised the transaction costs of competing for resources through productive specialization and market exchange. In turn, it reduced the relative costs of competition for land ownership and the use of enforcement through other means, such as rent seeking or organized crime.


Author(s):  
Antonio Colomer Viadel

El Estado ha supuesto una de las organizaciones políticas más complejas de la historia política y en su dimensión constitucional un instrumento eficaz para la garantía de los derechos y la limitación jurídica del poder en la forma de Estado de Derecho. Viene, hace tiempo, considerándose que el Estado nacional se encuentra en crisis y un factor de aceleración de esta crisis ha sido el fenómeno de la globalización y la dimensión planetaria de los problemas y el protagonismo de nuevas organizaciones internacionales. Al mismo tiempo las organizaciones supranacionales de integración de Estados han sido un instrumento para la mejor inserción en el nuevo orden jurídico internacional y posiblemente desde ellas se tendrán que realizar los principios, valores y garantías del Estado de Derecho y su proyección social y democrática. En este sentido es especialmente significativo el análisis comparado de los procesos de integración en Europa y en América Latina.The State has became one of the most complex political organization in the political story and an important instrument for social and regional integration in to safeguard fundamental rights, in addition to a legal restriction of power according to the rule of law. National State is in crisis as a result of globalization, the problems scale and the new leading rule of international organizations. At the same time supranational organizations in this new international juridical order, will have to face up to principles, warranties and values of a democracy under the rule of law. This is the point in which we consider . why this debate about European and Latin America is so important.


2003 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 456-480
Author(s):  
CARLOS SANTISO

ABSTRACT While there exists a consensus on the centrality of the rule of law both for economic development and democratic consolidation, the political economy of legal and judicial reform remains largely under-theorized. The review essay underscores the tensions and trade-offs between the different strategies and objectives of judicial reform in Latin America. Contrasting the experiences of Argentina and Brazil, it high- lights the delicate balance between independence and accountability. It also assesses the role of donor institutions, and in particular the multilateral development banks, in promoting judicial reform. It argues for a more realistic approach to judicial governance, focusing on feasible reforms.


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