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The growth of public debt in Italy: past experience, perspectives and policy problems

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  • Luigi Spaventa

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Originally published in Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, vol. 37 n. 149, June 1984, pp. 119-149

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  • Luigi Spaventa, 2013. "The growth of public debt in Italy: past experience, perspectives and policy problems," PSL Quarterly Review, Economia civile, vol. 66(266), pages 291-324.
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    1. Céline Antonin & Mattia Guerini & Mauro Napoletano & Francesco Vona, 2019. "Italie : sortir du double piège de l'endettement élevé et de la faible croissance," SciencePo Working papers Main hal-03403371, HAL.
    2. Alessandro Roncaglia, 2013. "Luigi Spaventa," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 66(263), pages 219-247.
    3. Céline Antonin & Mattia Guerini & Mauro Napoletano & Francesco Vona, 2019. "Italy : escaping the high-debt and low-growth trap," Documents de Travail de l'OFCE 2019-07, Observatoire Francais des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE).

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    Keywords

    public debt; sovereign debt; fiscal policy; debt management;
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    JEL classification:

    • H63 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt - - - Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt
    • F34 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - International Lending and Debt Problems
    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals

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