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Bernardini, Paolo (Insubria University, Como - Italy)

  • Venices and Montenegro: Adriatic examples of autonomy - [english translation - coming soon]

  • Venezie e Montenegro: Modelli adriatici di autonomia - [original article in italian]
    "... ... vale la pena - muovendoci così all'ambito geopolitico ma senza andar troppo lontano - guardare a possibili modelli, ovvero a nuovi stati che si sono liberati dal dominio ormai ritenuto oppressivo di stati 'altri' cui erano però legati in vincolo d'unione o federazione ... ..."

  • Pensions and Future: a call to Europe from the Venices - [english translation - coming soon]

  • Pensioni e Futuro: dalle Venezie un richiamo all'Europa - [original article in italian]
    "... ... la creazione di fondi del tutto privatizzati e in competizione fra di loro, è l'unica speranza per il futuro dei giovani ... ... diffuso da un'associazione, l'Istituto Venezie ... ... apartitica, ma attenta a rivendicare gli antichi valori che hanno fatto grande la Serenissima ... ..."

Buchanan, James (Center for Study of Public Choice, George Mason University - USA)

  • Afraid To Be Free - Dependency as Desideratum - [original article in english]
    "... ... socialism nevertheless will survive and be extended in the new century ... ... not because socialism is more efficient or more just, but because ceding control over their actions to others allows individuals to escape, evade and even deny personal responsibilities ... ..."

  • Timorosi di Esser Liberi - Il Desiderio di Sentirsi Dipendenti - [italian translation - coming soon]

Bukovsky, Vladimir (Cato Institute - USA)

  • The Power of Memory and Acknowledgement - [original article in english]
    "... ... This pattern of dictatorship, oppression, and lack of freedom of speech is rising not only in third world countries, but also in Europe and the United States. Europe faces the emerging monster of the European Union, which looks suspiciously like the Soviet Union ... ..."

  • Il Potere della Memoria e dell'Ammissione - [italian translation - coming soon]

Lea, Giampietro (Venetian Institute)

  • Venetian Republic - Help Us Put It Back on the Map! - [original article in english]
    "... ... The new century has seen the birth of a myriad of grass-root political movements all spurred by a common desire to see their country rise out of the ashes. ... ... academics, economists and other professionals have recently expressed public support for these movements, or even joined their ranks ... ... "

  • Repubblica Veneziana - Aiutateci a Reinserirla sulla Mappa! - [italian translation - coming soon]


  • Adopting the AVF Model - Does this Choice Result in a Reduction in Military Expenditure? - [original research paper in english]
    " ... ... Results of the analysis show that most European countries achieved a reduction in military expenditure in the period under study whether or not they had abolished conscription. The reduction in expenditure appears to be a long-term trend triggered by the end of the Cold War."

  • Adozione del Modello AVF - Porta questa Scelta ad una Riduzione delle Spese Militari? - [italian translation - coming soon]

LeBlanc, François (Getty Conservation Institute, California - USA)

  • Is Everything Heritage - [original article in english]
    "... ... if a person, a province, a country or the whole world cares enough about something to pass it on to the next generations, then anyone saying to us that there is too much heritage and not enough money to care for it ... ... does not understand what the conservation community stands for."

  • È Qualsiasi Cosa Retaggio? - [italian translation, by the Venetian Institute]
    "... ... se un individuo, una provincia, una nazione od il mondo intero hanno abbastanza a cuore un qualcosa da volerla trasmettere alla generazione seguente, allora che un individuo venga a dire che esiste già troppo retaggio e non c'è abbastanza denaro per prendersene cura ... ... costui non comprende la ragion d'essere della 'comunità preservatrice'."

Malavasi, Marcello (Venetian Institute)

  • Suicide-Pensions or Mattress-Pensions? - [english translation, by the Venetian Institute]
    "... ... Retiring from work is like jumping from a height and to soften the impact with the ground a worker puts aside some money to be used as a mattress to fall onto. When there are many people working a lot of money is being put aside, and if the pensioners are few the mattress will work even if the money is being thrown at random ... ..."

  • Pensioni-Suicidio o Pensioni-Materasso? - [original article in italian]
    "... ... L'uscita dall'attività lavorativa è un salto e per attutire la caduta un lavoratore mette da parte dei soldi come materasso per la caduta. Quando i lavoratori sono tanti ci sono tanti soldi che vengono messi da parte, e se i pensionati sono pochi il materasso funziona anche se i soldi si gettano a caso... ..."

Muravchik, Joshua (American Enterprise Institute - USA)

  • Jihad or Ballot-Box? - [original article in english]
    "... ... Is there a danger that the Brotherhood could ride to power through the democratic system and then destroy it, as Hitler once did? Yes, there is. But there is a rising tide of democratic sentiment in the Middle East, and if it leads to the triumph of democracy ... it will not be so easy to turn around and snuff it out ... ..."

  • Jihad od Urna Elettorale? - [italian translation, by the Venetian Institute]
    "... ... Esiste il pericolo che la Fratellanza possa raggiungere il potere utilizzando il sistema democratico per poi distruggerlo, come fece Hitler a suo tempo? Sì, tale rischio sussiste. Tuttavia esiste nel Medio Oriente una marea crescente di sentimenti democratici, e se essa condurrà al trionfo della democrazia ... non sarà poi così semplice tornare indietro e metterla a tacere... ..."

Norberg, Johan (Stockholm - Sweden)

  • Humanity's Greatest Achievement - [original article in english]
    "... ... The entrepreneur is an explorer, who ventures into uncharted territory and opens up the new routes along which we will all be travelling soon enough. Simply to look around is to understand that entrepreneurs have filled our lives with everyday miracles ... ..."

  • Il Più Grande Successo dell'Umanità - [italian translation, by the Venetian Institute]
    "... ... L'imprenditore è un esploratore, che si avventura in territorio sconosciuto ed apre nuovi sentieri che tutti noi poi percorreremo entro breve. Basta solo guardarsi attorno per capire che gli imprenditori hanno riempito la nostra vita con miracoli quotidiani ... ..."

Pejovich, Svetozar (Texas A&M University - USA)

  • After Socialism: Where Hope for Individual Liberty Lies - [original article in english]
    "... ... Institutional changes in former socialist states have produced results that raise some important questions. ... ... Why are the results of institutional restructuring within the former Soviet bloc different from one country to another? Why do we observe no tendency in former socialist states for more efficient institutions to replace less efficient ones?... ..."

  • Dopo il Socialismo: Dove Giace la Speranza di Libertà Individuale - [italian translation - coming soon]

Pinera, Jose (International Center for Pension Reform/Cato Institute - USA)

  • A Way Out of Europe's Pension Crisis - [original article in english]
    "... ... Europe's state pension systems are based on the so-called pay-as-you-go (Paygo) principle, meaning that the pension payroll taxes of today's working populations are passed through immediately to today's retirees. This system worked half-a-century ago in a world where there were seven or more workers for each retiree ... ..."

  • Un Modo per Uscire dalla Crisi Europea delle Pensioni - [italian translation, by the Venetian Institute]
    "... ... I sistemi pensionistici statali Europei sono basati sul cosiddetto principio paga-come-vai [pay-as-you-go]; ciò sta a significare che il denaro proveniente dalle trattenute pensionistiche sugli stipendi della popolazione lavorativa attuale viene passato immediatamente ai pensionati attuali. Questo sistema funzionava bene mezzo secolo fa in un mondo dove c'erano sette o più lavoratori per ciascun pensionato ... ..."

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(*) For the purpose of the Institute's work, the words "Venices", "Venetia" and "Northeast Italy" are interchangeable, and are taken as meaning the historical Venices within Northern Italy - i.e. the current italian regions of Venezia Tridentina-Sud Tirol/Alto Adige, Venezia Euganea, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, the current provinces of Bergamo, Brescia, Cremona (i.e Venezia Orobica), and Mantua.