Intercettati dall’Economist

L’Economist si occupa dell’Italia in merito alla legge sulle intercettazioni. L’articolo inizia subito descrivendo come nel 2007 Berlusconi cercava di convincere un senatore dell’Unione piazzando delle veline alla Rai:

THE story of Silvio Berlusconi’s lobbying to secure television parts for glamorous actresses is one of the more strange and memorable tales of the Italian prime minister’s colourful history.

Poi tratteggia in poche righe lo stato della giustizia made in Italy:

All agree that the existing system is a nightmare: intrusive yet slow, costly and unpredictable. Its shortcomings are not just a matter of social fairness. They help explain why Italy attracts comparatively little foreign investment. According to a 2009 survey by the World Bank on the ease of doing business, Italy’s judicial system offers investors less protection than does Mozambique’s; contracts are more difficult to enforce in Italy than in Colombia.