In this paper we briefly review the evolution of the Italian economy in the post-war period, discussing the shift from a first period when fiscal policy was targeted - among other things - at full employment, to a later period when controlling inflation through a "foreign discipline" became the...

In this paper we briefly review the evolution of the Italian economy in the post-war period, discussing the shift from a first period when fiscal policy was targeted - among other things - at full employment, to a later period when controlling inflation through a "foreign discipline" became the...

Introduction -- The Europeanisation process and the Greek political system -- The domestic constraints on reform -- Whose benefits? the elusive reform of the Greek pension system -- The puzzle of jobless growth : the challenge of reforming the Greek labour market -- Destination nowhere :...