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In This Issue

Italy is at the center of the European financial turmoil, and Mr Berlusconi is eventually forced to step down. However, it is worth to stress the failure of the eurozone’s Merkel-Sarkozy leadership: Paladini and Palaiologos on the Greek collapse; Roncaglia and D'Ippolito on the specific of Italian crisis; Lettieri on the possible alternatives through an ECB different approach.

Also, in this issue, Marcello Colitti on the changing shape of the globalization; Dean Baker on a financial transactions tax; Paola Brianti on Chine rural poverty in the shade of the huge economic growth.

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Articles

• Ruggero Paladini
  The economic consequences of the expansionary fiscal consolidation. A tale from Greece
  Le conseguenze economiche del consolidamento fiscale espansivo. Una storia greca
   
• Antonio Lettieri
  Are there alternatives to Italy’s bankruptcy and eurozone’s collapse?
  L'Italia dopo la sconfitta di Cannes
   
• Yannis Palaiologos
  Who Will Lead Greece?
   
• Marcello Colitti
  The reversed globalisation
  La globalizzazione a rovescio
   
• Dean Baker
  The Spurious Case Against a Financial Transactions Tax
   
• Andrew Fieldhouse
  In favor of progressive taxation and a balanced approach to budgeting
   
• Paola Brianti
  Il mal sottile della Cina
   
• Antonio Baylos
  Lealtad constitucional, estado social y limite al déficit publico
   
• Mario Nuti
  After the Global Crisis