Saturday, December 15, 2012

This is why Southern Europe is a mess

This episode from Planet Money almost made me forget my opposition to government subsidies for NPR.  It is the story of one manager's struggle to reduce absenteeism in his pasta plant in Southern Italy. 

Despite good reporting of the facts, it was amazing to me how the reporters managed to miss the elephant in the room--Italy's labor laws.  

2 comments:

  1. well sure labor laws might be a problem, but the show is comparing the situation between the north and south of the country, which face similar labor laws.

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