In consideration of the ongoing economic and political debate on topics connected with local government finance, ISAE, SRM Association of Naples (Study and Research Association for the Mezzogiorno  of Italy), IRES Piemonte (Institute for Economic and Social Research in Piedmont), IRPET (Regional Institute for the Economic Programming of Tuscany) and - since 2007 - IReR of Milan (Regional Institute for the Research of Lombardy) decided to devote a Report to the financial problems of the Italian provinces and municipalities, in order to describe the financial status of local governments and analyse the structural reasons for their behaviours from an economic viewpoint.

The Report on Local Government Finance for 2009  (pdf Introduction ), published by Franco Angeli, was presented on the ISAE premises on December 17, 2009. The Report is available in bookshops (Index).

In 2007 and 2008 the Report has been realized with the support of COMPAGNIA di San Paolo.

The Report on Local Government Finance for 2008  (pdf Introduction ), published by Franco Angeli, was presented on the ISAE premises on December 17, 2008. The Report is available in bookshops.

The Report on Local Government Finance for 2007  (pdf Introduction ), published by Franco Angeli, was presented on the ISAE premises on December 12, 2007. The Report is available in bookshops (Index).

The Report on Local Government Finance for 2006, published by Franco Angeli, was presented on the ISAE premises on December 14, 2006. The Report is available in bookshops.

The Report on Local Government Finance for 2005  (pdf Introduction, in English ), published by Franco Angeli, was presented on the ISAE premises on December 14, 2005. The Report is available in bookshops. A Conference titled "Verso l’attuazione del federalismo fiscale"  ("Towards Fiscal Federalism") was also organised on that same day in collaboration with the Società Italiana di Economia Pubblica  (Italian Society for Public Economics). The Conference was attended by all Members. The Conference proceedings are available on this website. For any further information, please contact marketing@isae.it

Persons responsible for the initiative:

ISAE - Maria Cristina Mercuri tel. 06/44482371 c.mercuri@isae.it

Associazione SRM - Alessandro Panaro tel. 081/4935260 a.panaro@srmezzogiorno.it

IRES - Renato Cogno tel. 011/6666470 cogno@ires.piemonte.it;  Stefano Piperno tel. 011/6666466 piperno@ires.piemonte.it

IRPET - Stefania Lorenzini tel. 055/574128 lorenzini@irpet.it;  Giovanni Maltinti tel. 055/574108 maltinti@irpet.it

IReR - Alberto Ceriani tel. 02/673830240 ceriani@irer.it