# An op-ed by Prof. Gian Luca Clementi on Italy's failure to institute economic reforms

1 Faculty News September 28, 2012 ![Huffington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/huffpost192x144.jpg?itok=sF2Y0c9v)>

Excerpt from [Huffington Post Italy](http://www.huffingtonpost.it/gian-luca-clementi/si-abbandoni-la-concertaz_b_1922616.html) -- (Translated from Italian with Google Translate) "What are the reasons for this failure? In this short post I argue that one of the main reasons there is the adoption of the so-called consultation, which is the mechanism by which the government discusses the merits of a reform with representatives of the social partners, seeking a staunchly unanimous assent of the same."

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