Does Politics Matter in Corporate Life?

Auteur
Carlo Bellavite Pellegrini has been Associate Professor of Corporate Finance at Catholic University, Milan since 2004. Recently he was visiting scholar at Cass Business School (London) and at Cergy-Pontoise University (France). Laura Pellegrini is a post-doc in Corporate Finance also at the Catholic University and works on corporate governance systems and corporate finance.

Résumé
Political influences and connections are widely developed around the world. Economic theory, especially during recent years, has revealed an increasing attention to the issue of politics and its influence on corporate life that affects both developed and less developed economies. Italy is a country where political influence and connections between economics and political frameworks represents undoubtedly an interesting case. This book looks at Italy as a case study and juxtaposes the analysis with two other leading European nations, Germany and France.