The Domestic Stability Pact: Assessment of the Italian experience and comparison with the other EMU countries

Review of Economic Conditions in Italy

Volumn , Issue 1, 2008, Pages 37-79

  Gastaldi, Francesca ^a   Giuriato, Luisa ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMY; DEBT; DECENTRALIZATION; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; FISCAL POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; TAX SYSTEM;

EID: 58049105628     PISSN: 00346799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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