Come to think of it, apples to Apple might be a good metaphor for our economic progress over the decades.

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That is, the invisible hand is a metaphor for a suboptimal outcome driven by non-economic considerations.

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It is too soon to say that the "reset" -- or, to use a broader metaphor, the upgrading of Italy's cultural, political and economic software -- will fail again.

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