Economics

Monti’s Austerity Pushes Italy Toward Parliamentary Upheaval

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Elisa Dalbosco says she lost her job when it came time for her former employer, a refugee shelter in northern Italy, to either offer her a permanent contract or let her go.

“I have a college degree and it would have cost too much,” said Dalbosco, who at 26 is now unemployed and poised to vote for self-described populist Beppe Grillo in elections on Feb. 24 and Feb. 25.