A Century and a Half of Public Finances in Italy

There is just one consistent element in the first 150 years of Italian unitary history: the fiscal crises that repeatedly haunted the country. What does originate the perpetual “fiscal mayhem” of this country? What reason causes the lack of rigorous fiscal rules to be the common element of different moment in history and such a diverse array of political rulers? What are the “original sins” that accompany Italy since her establishment as an unitary country? These are the wide-ranging questions that Vito Tanzi investigates in the II Lectio Marco Minghetti held by Istituto Bruno Leoni.