ABSTRACT

The framework sketched in this new book explains the relationship between state and capital in Italy as well as some of the major directions in macroeconomic theory. These fields encompass both Italy's entry to EMU in 1999 and the impact of Silvio Berlusconi on Italian politics and economics.

chapter 1|5 pages

Introduction

Capital and the state

chapter 5|14 pages

Italian capital in the global economy

chapter 6|31 pages

Business and the political system

chapter 7|18 pages

Making Italian macroeconomic policy

chapter 8|21 pages

The politics of budgets and public debt

chapter 9|17 pages

The state and industrial relations

chapter 10|7 pages

Conclusion

The limits of the state’s autonomy