Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini (born 27 November 1944) is an Italian economist and politician. He is a university professor in applied economics, and was Chancellor of the LUISS University of

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(1984–1992). He was President of the Italian Senate from 1994 to 1996 and

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from 1998 to 2000.

Early life and education

After graduating in Economics from

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in Milan, Scognamiglio specialized in Industrial Economics at the

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(LSE) under the supervision of Basil Yamey. A professor of Finance and Industrial Economics since 1973, he was elected Chancellor of the LUISS University in 1984. In 1988 the ''

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'' awarded him its prestigious Economics prize. As a sportsman, Scognamiglio was a world

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champion (winning the International Ocean Races -

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in 1976).

Political career

In 1992, Scognamiglio became a

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for the

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(PLI), and was soon appointed as chairman of the Senate's Committee for European Affairs. Re-elected in 1994 for

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(FI), he was President of the Senate for the first two years of the XII Government. In 1998, Scognamiglio joined the new party established by former President

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. was an Italian politician who served as President of ...

, the Democratic Union for the Republic (UDR), and was Minister of Defence from 21 October 1998 to 22 December 1999, a period that spanned NATO's intervention in Kosovo (March–June 1999). As minister he promoted the repeal of the draft, the transformation of the Italian armed forces on a professional basis, the opening of military service to women, and the rise of the Corps of

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as a fourth branch of the Italian military forces. Scognamiglio is Professor Emeritus of

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and lifetime trustee of the

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.executive Committee
, aspeninstitute.it/ He is also Honorary President of the reconstituted

and a member of the Italy-USA Foundation.

Publications

Scognamiglio is the author of over 80 publications in English and Italian, including: * '' L'Arte della Ricchezza. Cesare Beccaria economista.'' Mondadori, Milano 2014 * ''

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and the New Millennium Crisis'', Treves Editore, Roma 2009. * ''

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. Adam Smith visto da Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini'', Luiss University Press, Roma 2007 and 2009². * ''Economia industriale. Economia dei mercati imperfetti'', Luiss University Press, Roma 2006. * ''

XXI secolo'', Luiss University Press, Roma 2005. * ''La guerra del

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'', Rizzoli, Milano 2002. * ''La democrazia in

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'', Rizzoli, Milano 1996. * ''Teoria e politica della finanza industriale'', il Mulino, Bologna 1987. * ''Crisi e risanamento dell'industria italiana'', Giuffrè, Milano 1979. * ''Mercato dei capitali, borse valori e finanziamento delle imprese industriali'', Franco Angeli Edizioni, Milano 1974. * ''The Economics of the Stock Market'', Giuffrè, Milano 1972.

References

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