Italian lobbies apply brakes to Monti’s reforms

Article discusses the challenges from vested interersts that the technocractic government in Italy under Mario Monti has to liberalise service, professional and transport industries as part of attempts to reform structural inefficiencies in the economy of Italy.

ESO: Background information: Monti sails through first austerity vote http://www.europeansources.info/record/monti-sails-through-first-austerity-vote/

Corriere della Sera, 2.1.12: Union Leaders Warn of Growing Risk of Unrest as Monti Calls for Swift Agreement http://www.corriere.it/english/12_gennaio_02/monti-calls-for-swift-agreement_1584edb4-353d-11e1-a9e9-f391576f69b4.shtml

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