OECD Economic Surveys: Italy: 2013

OECD’s 2013 Economic Survey of Italy examines recent economic developments, policy and prospects. Its special chapter examines policy implemention: legislation, public administration and rule of law.

Table of Content :

Basic statistics of Italy, 2011
Executive Summary
Assessment and recommendations
-Macroeconomic and financial developments
–Competitiveness and the labour market
-Competitiveness and product markets
-Improving public policy implementation: legislation, public administration and the rule of law
-Bibliography
Chapter 1. Italy and the euro area crisis: Securing fiscal sustainability and financial stability
-Fiscal sustainability
-Financial stability
-Bibliography
Chapter 2. Structural reforms in Italy: Impact and priorities
-The main structural reforms since December 2011
-The economic impact of the structural reforms since December 2011
-Recommendations for the next steps of the reform agenda
-Bibliography
Chapter 3. Policy implementation: Legislation, public administration and the rule of law
-Regulation in practice may be less growth friendly than intended
-Governance
-The quality of legislation
-Policy implementation and public administration
-Civil justice
-Tax evasion
-Corruption
-Bibliography