Italy: The Sheltered Economy : Structural Problems in the Italian Economy - Couverture rigide

Kostoris, Fiorella Padoa Schioppa

 
9780198287483: Italy: The Sheltered Economy : Structural Problems in the Italian Economy
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0198287488 ISBN 13 : 9780198287483
Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1993

Synopsis

This volume describes in considerable detail the structural features of the Italian economy. It is based on the results of a major three-year project analysing the Italian economy, and its primary focus is on the role of state and private economic agents.

Italy has a huge and interventionist governmental economic policy: the state spends over 50% of National Income. Professor Padoa Schioppa Kastoris argues that much of this state action and regulation is irrational and counter-efficient. She then argues that the Italian economy is also characterized by a large and efficient `black market', and that much of the private sector already evades the command and control imposed by the state. Since de facto deregulation therefore exists to a large extent in the Italian economy, Professor Padoa Schioppa Kastoris calls for legal deregulation and privatization. She argues that a decrease in, and an altered character of, state action will enable the Italian economy to achieve higher rates of growth, and to reconcile the goals of efficiency and public interest.

The book reflects a blend of theoretical and empirical work: although much data on the Italian economy is given in the book, the analysis is not technical.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume describes in considerable detail the structural features of the Italian economy. It is based on the results of a major three-year project analysing the Italian economy, and its primary focus is on the role of state and private economic agents. Italy has a huge and interventionist governmental economic policy: the state spends over 50% of National Income. Professor Padoa Schioppa Kastoris argues that much of this state action and regulation is irrational and counter-efficient. She then argues that the Italian economy is also characterized by a large and efficient `black market', and that much of the private sector already evades the command and control imposed by the state. Since de facto deregulation therefore exists to a large extent in the Italian economy, Professor Padoa Schioppa Kastoris calls for legal deregulation and privatization. She argues that a decrease in, and an altered character of, state action will enable the Italian economy to achieve higher rates of growth, and to reconcile the goals of efficiency and public interest. The book reflects a blend of theoretical and empirical work: although much data on the Italian economy is given in the book, the analysis is not technical.

Revue de presse

`Excellent translation! A must for specialists of the Italian economy, but also recommended to economists (graduate level and beyond) concerned with government's role and impact in a market economy.' Social & Behavioural Sciences

'a special monograph ... The book is actually the synopsis of a very wide research project developed in Italy by a large number of economists coordinated by the author ... it will be very helpful, both for students of applied economics and for scholars interested in understanding how the Italian economy has been steered during the last 20 years of the 'first republic'.' Paolo Onofri, University of Bologna, Economica, Vol. 61, No. 244, November 1994

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Éditeur
Clarendon Press
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198287488
ISBN 13 
9780198287483
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
272
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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