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The Management of the Financial Collapse of Local Bodies and its Economic-Territorial Effects: The Case of the Municipality of Taranto

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The present work aims to offer a contribute for the evaluation of the opportunity to adopt strategies based on state support or, alternatively, on the managerial autonomy of local bodies in financial trouble. The research, after analyzing the main guidelines at European level, presents the results of an empirical investigation on the economic effects produced on the local economy by the financial default of the Municipality of Taranto. The choice of the Municipality of Taranto is due both to the significant magnitude of the ascertained debt, which was one of the highest in the history of Italy, and to the considerable economic effects caused by the recovery procedure. Specifically, with reference to the companies admitted to the passive mass, we determined, firstly, the economic losses they suffered and, secondly, we took into consideration the survival state and the strategies adopted by the companies involved in the insolvency procedure which were located in the local area of reference. From this work can be drawn some major conclusions. In general, it can be said that the relevant legal standard proved to be ineffective, as it does not define the recovery ways and the timing for the closure of the procedure. In particular, it does produce relevant economic effects on local enterprises, only in part mitigated by the diversification strategies adopted by the enterprises.

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  • Mario TURCO, 2015. "The Management of the Financial Collapse of Local Bodies and its Economic-Territorial Effects: The Case of the Municipality of Taranto," REVISTA ADMINISTRATIE SI MANAGEMENT PUBLIC, Faculty of Administration and Public Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 2015(25), pages 6-26, Decembre.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:rampas:v:2015:y:2015:i:25:p:6-26
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