Focusing on the period from 2006 to 2024, this paper provides a synthetic overview of Italy’s industrial policy. It draws on a systematic review of government annual reports and relevant grey literature to map the policy instruments adopted over nearly two decades. Building on the framework developed by Criscuolo et al. (2022), the analysis examines the scope and performance of these instruments across sectoral, territorial, and technological dimensions. The paper concludes with an appraisal of three core elements for effective industrial policy: strategic coherence, the use of conditionalities, and the capacity of the public sector to design and implement policy effectively.

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