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

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from 1994 to 1996 and

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from 1998 to 2000.

Life and career

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

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. 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

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

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

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, the

Democratic Union for the Republic The Democratic Union for the Republic ( it, Unione Democratica per la Repubblica, UDR) was a short-lived Christian-democratic and centrist political party in Italy. It was founded in February 1998 by Francesco Cossiga (former Prime Minister and ...

(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. Presently, he is Professor Emeritus of

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and lifetime trustee of the

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.executive Committee
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. He is also 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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Scognamiglio, Carlo 1944 births Living people Italian Ministers of Defence Democratic Union for the Republic politicians Forza Italia politicians Presidents of the Italian Senate Italian Liberal Party politicians Italian Liberal Party (1997) politicians The Liberals (Italy) politicians 20th-century Italian politicians