1st Edition

Political Economy of Contemporary Italy The Economic Crisis and State Intervention

By Nicolò Giangrande Copyright 2022
122 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

122 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

122 Pages 26 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drawing on Kaleckian and Kaldorian approaches, Political Economy of Contemporary Italy: The Economic Crisis and State Intervention explores the reasons behind the stagnation of the Italian economy from the 1970s and suggests policy solutions to ease the crisis. The central thesis of the book is that from the early 1990s Italy experienced a constant reduction of both private and public... Read more

Preface by Guglielmo Forges Davanzati

Introduction

1. Social conflict, union density and the struggle against inflation

2. Labour market flexibilisation and the decentralised bargaining system

3. The effects of the university reforms on the labour market

Conclusions

Biography

Nicolò Giangrande is economist and researcher at the Giuseppe Di Vittorio Foundation (Italy).