Should Italy Sell Its Nonfinancial Assets to Reduce the Debt? /

This paper assesses the proposal, publicly debated in recent years in Italy, to reduce public debt by selling public assets, especially nonfinancial tangible assets. The main findings indicate that, although selling public assets has some merit if done to make more productive use of them, practical...

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Auteur principal: Fabrizio, Stefania
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Collection:IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 2008/001
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF