Re: "Italy despairs of euro"


Jordi wrote:

> Mxsmanic ha escrito:
>
> > barney2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > > Certainly true (but having said that, also true in the UK and
doubtless in
> > > France as well).
> >
> > The more Latin the country, the more true it tends to be. Latin
> > countries are crippled by their widespread corruption. This is
> > related closely to the macho mindset.
>
> Again?


Italy has kind of a duality going - the large public and business sectors
are rather corrupt and wasteful...but the small business sector (dominated
by "family" - type concerns) is very efficient, they are an engine driving
the Italian economy.

"Latins" are generally very loyal to family, you might say that the concept
of "altruism" only extends to their immediate families and friends, not to
society as a whole (especially in Italy's case). This can blind them to
larger societal concerns - or work to their advantage (or disadvantage) when
engaging in business. In Italy's case small family - run businesses are a
real success story...

--
Best
Greg



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