@article{54692, year={2015}, issn={1971-8446}, journal={SOCIOLOGIA E RICERCA SOCIALE }, number={107}, volume={XXXVI}, doi={10.3280/SR2015-107005}, title={Élite, slack e politiche pubbliche nel Mezzogiorno}, abstract={The article analyzes the role carried out by the local extractive elite groups in the process of modernization of the South of Italy, both at a micro and systemic level. At a micro level, the article focuses on institutional incentives that most directly affect individual action in the political and economic context. At a systemic level, the article highlights the perverse effects induced by individual choices aimed to maximize short-term interest. This situation determines corruption and dynamics that negatively impact economic performances and propensity to technological innovation in the regions of Southern Italy.} url={http://www.francoangeli.it/Riviste/Scheda_rivista.aspx?idArticolo=54692}, author={Antonio Russo} pages={117-156}, language={IT}}