Italy

[Datajack Franit]

actually I wasn´t referring about strikes-- about motorways that take 30 years and billion euros to be not yet completed, 20 years-old train/subway/bus lots, industries unable to produce some kind of profit after decades of public fundings, and so on

[Bereta_Eder]

una faca una raca

that's a matter of corruption. still unrelated to capital and economy in the private sector not being influenced by political evolutions that change ever so often.

[Colonâ„¢]

Leaving aside for a moment utilities, telco and energy of course. And the banking sector.

[Bereta_Eder]

Well I wouldn't say that political changes have no effect whatsoever in the economic life of the country but I'd say they have a considerably less impact than in other countries with more stable political systems.

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Bereta_Eder
Oh and spare me your little sermont there last comformist about your "advanced" masturbating countries

You're just jealous because Greek masturbation techniqués are so outdated.

[Bereta_Eder]

They are classic thus perpetuated to infinity.

[Colonâ„¢]

Originally posted by Bereta_Eder
Well I wouldn't say that political changes have no effect whatsoever in the economic life of the country but I'd say they have a considerably less impact than in other countries with more stable political systems.

Maybe in the sense that the successive governments didn't had the opportunity to install their cronies before they fell.

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Colon


Maybe in the sense that the successive governments didn't had the opportunity to install their cronies before they fell.

That's definitely one aspect
But I think that there is a certain deal of "autonomy" in the way the capital functions in Italy with governments changing so fast. At least in the past. Maybe a glance at its stock market when governments fall and change could show it. Maybe.

[Datajack Franit]

aww how can you say that the economy is not influenced by the rapid change of government (almost) every year? Just think about long-term economic development plans and how many years they take, and imagine the next government trashing everything because they just don´t like it

[Bereta_Eder]

Yes you are talking about the public sector. I already pointed out I'm talking mainly about the private sector.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by Bereta_Eder
Yes you are talking about the pubic sector. .

[Datajack Franit]

don´t you think that maybe people are less prone to invest and open new business activities in a confused country?

[VetLegion]

Well the north of Italy is one of the most developed areas of the world. The south is dragging the average down economically.

What is making the politics such a mess, that I don't know.

[Bereta_Eder]

Originally posted by Datajack Franit
don´t you think that maybe people are less prone to invest and open new business activities in a confused country?

Now you come exactly to my words. There are economists who believe that the rapid political changes in Italy do not discourage or alter the business confidence to a degree such as seen in other countries when there is a change of governemnt.

BTW Mr. Fun, you're trying to be fun again?

[VetLegion]

What scares me most is ... countries on the same latitude and near each other tend to be similar. We have a lot in common with Italy. So far, our governments have been stable , but we have problems with corruption, crime and inefficient judiciary. Hopefully these are transition illnesses and we can overcome them and become something like Sweden only with better climate and no polar bears.