Abstract
We apply the idea of decision-making behind a veil of ignorance in the constitutional phase developed by Buchanan and Tullock (1962) to the process of drafting the Italian Constitution in 1948, especially with respect to the territorial organization of the Italian State.
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Giovanni Giolitti (Mondovì, October 27, 1842—Cavour, July 17, 1928) was a Liberal politician, Prime Minister in many Governments from 1892 to 1921 and he was engaged in the process of democratization of the unitary State and of economic, industrial and cultural modernization of the Italian society between the nineteenth and the twentieth century.
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Lower classes in some areas did not speak Italian but only dialects.
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Luigi Carlo Farini (Russi, October 22, 1812—Quarto, August 1, 1866) was member of the Destra Storica and Prime Minister for a short period between 1862 and 1863. Destra and Sinistra Storica are respectively close to the idea of nowadays conservative (Destra) and progressive (Sinistra) parties, even though they do not perfectly coincide with them.
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Marco Minghetti (Bologna, November 8, 1818—Rome, December 10, 1886) was member of the Destra Storica, twice Minister of Internal Affairs in the government run by Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour in 1861 and Ricasoli in 1862, Minister of Finance in the government run by Farini and twice Prime Minister (March 24, 1863–September 28, 1864 and July 10, 1873–March 25, 1876).
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Luigi Sturzo (Caltagirone, November 26, 1871—Rome, August 8, 1959) was a priest and politician who founded il Partito popolare to give a voice to Catholics in politics and create a catholic and social alternative to the socialist movement.
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Even if an attempt to enforce the 2001 reform was done in 2009 through the provisions of an ordinary legislation which were suspended as a consequence of the public finance priorities due to the international financial crisis.
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Galli, E., Grembi, V. (2015). Different Veils for Different Governments: The Veil of Ignorance in Shaping the Italian Decentralization. In: Imbeau, L., Jacob, S. (eds) Behind a Veil of Ignorance?. Studies in Public Choice, vol 32. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14953-0_9
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