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Government controls
50% of output, largest of any western nation
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including steel, banking,
telecommunications and energy
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Series of privatizations since 1992 have
reduced this
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Since 1992 Italy has had more privatization
of public enterprises than any country in the EU
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Government spending
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2003 Third highest in course at 48%
GDP. This is down considerably since
1993
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2003 tax revenue also third highest in
course at about 44% GDP
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Gender Equality –
2004 index
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Italy the least equal in the course (and
nowhere even close to France, the second least equal)
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Child Poverty – 2003
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Worst rate in course at about 16%
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Still well below US rate of about 22%
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