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Movements·italy_letta_pd_pdl_2013_2014

Letta PD-PdL Grand Coalition 2013-2014

ITA·2013 – 2014·PD + PdL/NCD + SC + UdC Grand Coalition (after Feb 2013 hung parliament)
Leaders: Enrico Letta (PM) · Fabrizio Saccomanni (Finance Minister) · Angelino Alfano (NCD, Interior)
positionsaustrianchicago_monetarisminstitutionalismclassical_liberalempirical_pragmatistordoliberaldemocratic_socialistdevelopmentalismeco_socialistmarket_socialistnew_keynesianpost_keynesiansocial_democratic

Doctrine — stated goals and content

Short-lived PD-PdL Grand Coalition formed 60 days after the Feb 2013 hung parliament produced three roughly equal blocs (PD-centre-left, PdL-centre-right, M5S 25%). Economic school: continuity of Monti orthodox consolidation with modest demand-side concessions to PdL. Signature actions: IMU primary-residence abolition (key PdL campaign promise, mid-2013), replacing it with TASI service tax 2014; 'Decreto del Fare' (D.L. 69/2013) simplification; limited labour reform on fixed-term contracts; EU Youth Guarantee implementation; ECOFIN commitment to structural budget balance by 2016. Berlusconi expelled from Senate (Nov 2013) after Mediaset tax-fraud conviction, PdL split into NCD (Alfano, staying in coalition) and Forza Italia (Berlusconi, returning to opposition). Letta's 'Destinazione Italia' plan laid out but largely unimplemented before Matteo Renzi's PD internal-primary victory (Dec 2013) and Feb 2014 leadership 'rottamazione' removed Letta via PD direzione vote (#enricostaisereno). Left-right: centrist consensus. Popularity: Letta personal ~42% approval steady; coalition weakened by PdL split. Coherence: low — inherited hung-parliament constraint, internal veto players, predictable cartel-instability.

Policy-content fingerprint — how the framework codes this movement on its axes

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tax progressivity
fiscal.tax_progressivity
Progressivity of the personal income tax schedule, including top marginal rates, bracket spread, and targeted credits (EITC-equivalents).
decreased · weak
less progressive (flatter rates, compression, smaller credits)
IMU primary-residence abolished; TASI base narrower.
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spending level
fiscal.spending_level
General government spending as share of GDP, excluding transfers already captured under fiscal.transfer_expansion to avoid double-counting.
decreased · weak
lower spending share
Structural balance target maintained; spending-review continued.
↑
labour market flexibility
regulatory.labour_market_flexibility
Ease of hiring/firing, collective-bargaining scope, minimum wage rigidity, temporary/permanent contract regulation.
increased · weak
more flexible (easier hiring/firing, less rigid bargaining)
Fixed-term simplification ahead of Renzi Jobs Act.

Policies enacted

Schools of thought aligned or opposed

aligned
austrian
derived: score=+0.98, overlap=3 axes vs austrian profile (mechanical backfill v1)
aligned
chicago_monetarism
derived: score=+0.88, overlap=3 axes vs chicago_monetarism profile (mechanical backfill v1)
partial
institutionalism
derived: score=-0.34, overlap=3 axes vs institutionalism profile (mechanical backfill v1)
aligned
classical_liberal
derived: score=+0.89, overlap=3 axes vs classical_liberal profile (mechanical backfill v1)
aligned
empirical_pragmatist
derived: score=+0.50, overlap=3 axes vs empirical_pragmatist profile (mechanical backfill v1)
aligned
ordoliberal
derived: score=+0.97, overlap=3 axes vs ordoliberal profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
democratic_socialist
derived: score=-0.95, overlap=3 axes vs democratic_socialist profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
developmentalism
derived: score=-0.61, overlap=3 axes vs developmentalism profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
eco_socialist
derived: score=-0.55, overlap=3 axes vs ecological profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
market_socialist
derived: score=-0.71, overlap=2 axes vs market_socialist profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
new_keynesian
derived: score=-0.81, overlap=3 axes vs new_keynesian profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
post_keynesian
derived: score=-0.97, overlap=3 axes vs post_keynesian profile (mechanical backfill v1)
opposed
social_democratic
derived: score=-0.98, overlap=3 axes vs social_democratic profile (mechanical backfill v1)

References