Michele Geraci
Michele Geraci (born 1967) is an Italian politician and economist who focuses on policy-oriented research on International Trade, USA-EU-China Relations,
Biography
Michele Geraci graduated with honours in
In 2008 he moved to China, where he taught finance at two universities: University of Nottingham Ningbo China and New York University Shanghai, as well as number of short-term appointments at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu.
His work has focused on the impact of macroeconomic policies on the development of society, with particular focus on the impact of these policies on the weakest segments of the population. He has always held a cautious view on market liberalism, considering it on the one hand useful for the development of economies, but also the cause of serious income inequalities and other redistributive effects of wealth. To better analyse the socio-economic conditions of low-income groups, he conducted a study on microcredit in China, published by the Global Policy Institute in London[7] and produced a documentary on the conditions of peasants in China,[8] touching on topics such as agrarian reform and migration to urban centres. His interest in social issues, typically of the historical left-wing tradition, is also present in his proposal to introduce in Italy an advanced form of Universal Basic Income,[9] conceived as a response to stem those negative effects of globalization.
In 2015 he also received by President of Italy, Sergio Mattarella, the honour of Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy, for having contributed to the spread of knowledge of China in Italy.[10]
Close to the
He also theorized the compatibility between the
He was therefore appointed Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Economic Development in the Conte I cabinet, supported by a coalition between M5S and Lega, from 2018 to 2019.
During the experience of the M5S-Lega coalition government, Geraci was the main architect of the signing of the memorandum of Italy's accession to the "New Silk Road", the geo-economic project of infrastructural and commercial connectivity with Chinese traction initially contested by the European Union and by the United States, but supported by President Mattarella.[13] Geraci, was one of the main negotiators of the agreement, aimed at facilitating the access of Italian companies to the markets of Asia and Africa, improve trade and reciprocal investment.
Honors
References
- ^ "Michele Geraci – The University of Nottingham Ningbo China – 宁波诺丁汉大学". nottingham.edu.cn. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Michele Geraci Appointed Under-Secretary of State for Economic Development in the Italian government – The University of Nottingham Ningbo China – 宁波诺丁汉大学". nottingham.edu.cn. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Website of Indipendence Movement".
- ^ "Chi è Michele Geraci, l'economista proposto da Salvini come premier". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Michele Geraci | NYU Shanghai". research.shanghai.nyu.edu. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
- ^ "Michele Geraci - University of Nottingham Ningbo China". nottingham.edu.cn. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Reddito di cittadinanza: come fronteggiare la globalizzazione e l'avanzare della Cina". Michele Geraci - Economia, Società e Mondo (in Italian). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ China's rural economy - Documentary by Prof Geraci, retrieved 24 October 2021
- ^ "Reddito di cittadinanza: come fronteggiare la globalizzazione e l'avanzare della Cina". Michele Geraci - Economia, Società e Mondo (in Italian). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". quirinale.it. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Con Salvini c'è una Lega di "professoroni" che si prepara a governare". Linkiesta.it (in Italian). 17 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ Cavallaro, Felice (5 March 2018). "Il prof mette d'accordo Lega e M5S: "Flat tax e reddito di cittadinanza insieme"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Xi Jinping al Quirinale, Mattarella: "La Via della seta è a doppio senso. Spero confronto anche sui diritti"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 22 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.