This paper examines the long-run pattern of service growth which has affected the Italian economy since the seventies. The weight of this producing sector in terms of employment and income, measured by the value added to GDP ratio at current prices, is now around 70%, showing that Italy...

The paper investigates the 2008-2009 economic crisis, especially on its international macroeconomic effects in terms of political instability and worldwide economic decline. The sovereigndebts and the still growing financial imbalances of households and firms, press on the future of the European...