Confindustria is the Italian employers' federation, founded in 1910. It groups together more than 113,000 voluntary member companies, accounting for nearly 4,200,000 individuals. It aims to help Italy's economic growth, assisting, in doing so, its members. It is a member of the International Organization of Employers (IOE).-1...

Confindustria was a founding member of several organizations, including ISTUD (Istituto Studi Direzionali) and Assingegneria (an organization set up by Confindustria, which has since merged with OICE, L'ingegneria italiana organizzata - which in itself belongs to Confindustria).

Members of Confindustria include ANIMA, Federation of the Italian Associations of Mechanical and Engineering Industries.

Confindustria and Fascism

Confindustria has been accused of contributing large funds to the fascist regime. It is certainly the case that Mussolini pleased the Confindustria lobby by appointing as minister of the treasury the orthodox liberal economics Professor de Stefain. On October 2, 1925, the Vidoni Pact, signed between Confindustria and the Fascist regime representatives, abolished Catholic, Socialist or independent unions, and replaced them with fascist-controlled one. As of 1926, strikes and lockouts were outlawed, and laws were enacted to the effect that workmen who were not members of a Fascist association could not be employed. It is important to note, however, that Confindustria was never ruled by fascists, nor did it embrace fascist ideas. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ... A lobby can be: An entryway or waiting area, such as a foyer, from the Latin word lobium, or vestibule. ... The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ... This article discusses liberalism as a major political ideology as it developed and stands currently. ... October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... On October 2, 1925, the Vidoni Pact, signed between Confindustria and the fascist regime representatives, abolished Catholic, Socialist or independent unions, and replaced them with a fascist-controlled one. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Presidents of Confindustria

• Luigi Bonnefon (1910 – 1913)
• Ferdinando Bocca (1913 – 1918)
• Dante Ferraris (1918 – 1919)
• Giovanni Battista Pirelli (1919)
• Giovanni Silvestri (1919 – 1920)
• Ettore Conti (1920 – 1921)
• Raimondo Targetti (1922 – 1923)
• Antonio Stefano Benni (1923 – 1934)
• Alberto Pirelli (1934)
• Giuseppe Volpi di Misurata (1934 – 1943)
• Giovanni Balella (1943)
• Giuseppe Mazzini (1943)
• Fabio Friggeri (1944 – 1945)
• Angelo Costa (1945 – 1955)
• Alighiero De Micheli (1955 – 1961)
• Furio Cicogna (1961 – 1966)
• Angelo Costa (1966 – 1970)
• Renato Lombardi (1970 – 1974)
• Giovanni Agnelli (1974 – 1976)
• Guido Carli (1976 – 1980)
• Vittorio Merloni (1980 – 1984)
• Luigi Lucchini (1984 – 1988)
• Sergio Pininfarina (1988 – 1992)
• Luigi Abete (1992 – 1996)
• Giorgio Fossa (1996 – 2000)
• Antonio D'Amato (May 25, 2000 – 2004)
• Luca di Montezemolo (May 27, 2004—) (http://www.economist.com/people/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2685931)

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See also

• Economy of Italy
• List of national employers' federations

The Italian economy has changed dramatically since the end of World War II. From an agriculturally based economy, it has developed into an industrial state ranked as the worlds fifth-largest economy in USD exchange-rate terms and eighth largest in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP). ... This is a list of national employers associations. ...

External links

• Official site (Italian)
• Official site - English overview
• Confindustria and the Party System in Italy (PDF)