The Conversation

Thu May 31

What's behind Italy's crisis and why it matters

Written by Bruno Pellegrino, PhD Candidate in Business Economics, University of California, Los Angeles

Giuseppe Conte is Italy's newest prime minister. AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia

Editor’s note: Italy managed to form a government after briefly slipping into political crisis, which sent markets around the world into a panic as investors fretted about the fate of the European Union. The crisis began on May 27 when the political party that won the...

What's behind Italy's crisis and why it matters

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