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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Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Fabrizio, Stefania
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Policy Discussion Papers; Policy Discussion Paper ; No. 2008/001
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF