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Giovanni Caravale

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Giovanni Caravale
Minister of Transport
In office
17 January 1995 – 16 May 1996
Prime MinisterLamberto Dini
Personal details
Born18 August 1935
Rome, Kingdom of Italy
Died29 May 1997(1997-05-29) (aged 61)
Rome, Italy
Political partyIndependent
Children2
Alma materSapienza University of Rome

Giovanni Caravale (18 August 1935 – 29 May 1997) was an Italian academic and economist. He was the minister of transport between January 1995 and May 1996.

Early life and education

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Caravale was born in Rome on 18 August 1935.[1][2] He completed his primary and secondary education in Rome.[2] He obtained a degree in law from the Sapienza University of Rome.[3]

Career

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Following his graduation Caravale worked in the research department of the Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, a credit institution.[3] He became a technical staff of the Italian Senate in 1958.[3] In addition to his post at the Senate he began teaching economics and fiscal policy at the University of Pescara.[3] He lectured political economy at the University of Perugia from 1968 to 1971.[3] He became a full professor in 1972 at the University of Perugia and left his job at the Italian Senate.[3] He worked at the university until 1979 when he joined the Faculty of Political Sciences of his alma mater, Sapienza University of Rome.[3]

Caravale was appointed minister of transportation on 17 January 1995.[1] He served in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Lamberto Dini until 16 May 1996.[1][4]

After the end of his ministerial role Caravale continued to teach at the Sapienza University of Rome from June 1996.[3]

Personal life, death and legacy

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Caravale was married and had two children.[2] He died from a cerebral edema in Rome on 29 May 1997.[2]

A book entitled Competing Economic Theories: Essays in Honour of Giovanni Caravale was published in memory of him in 2002.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scheda di attività di Giovanni Caravale". senato.it (in Italian). 8 May 1996. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Sergio Nistico (1998). "A tribute to Giovanni A. Caravale". International Advances in Economic Research. 4 (2): 100–104. doi:10.1007/BF02295482.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Sergio Nisticò; Domenico Tosato (2002). "Introduction". In Sergio Nisticò; Domenico Tosato (eds.). Competing Economic Theories: Essays in Honour of Giovanni Caravale. London; New York: Routledge. pp. 7–8. ISBN 978-1-134-54275-8.
  4. ^ "Governo Dini". www.governo.it (in Italian). 17 November 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Competing Economic Theories Essays in Honour of Giovanni Caravale". Routledge. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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