The Italian Way
A message of hope, for our Italian readers.
In Italy, competition experts face promising career prospects:
- Giulanio Amato, once Chairman of the Italian competition authority, twice held the position of Prime Minister – albeit for an ephemeral period;
- Mario Monti, once EU Commissioner for Competition is poised to become the next Italian Prime Minister.
Both of them held professorships in prestigious academic institutions (Amato as a lawyer, Monti as an economist).
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In our small epistemic community, Amato is also known for being the author of Antitrust and the Bounds of Power. Many have praised the book. I have a slightly dissonant view on this book. Sure, it does a good job a casting new light on the history of competition policy. But, the style is often cryptic. It makes the book very hard to read.
Chillin'Competition 
an Antonio Catricalà, current head of the Italian competition, as Ministry
GDS
16 November 2011 at 2:12 pm
… and Enzo Milanesi, the GC judge, as the minister of European Affairs
Geoffroy
16 November 2011 at 4:00 pm