The reinterpretation of Italian economic history : from unification to the Great War / Stefano Fenoaltea.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fenoaltea, Stefano, author.

Standardized Title:

Economia italiana dall'Unità alla Grande Guerra. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Italy--Economic conditions--1849-1870.

Italy.

Italy--Economic conditions--1870-1918.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 296 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Post-unification Italy was part of a wider world within which men and money circulated freely; it developed to the extent that those mobile resources chose to locate on its soil. The economy's cyclical movements reflected conditions in international financial markets, and were little affected by domestic policies. State intervention restricted the internal and international mobility of goods, and limited Italy's development: it kept the economy weak, reduced Italy's weight in the comity of nations, and paved the way for the frustrations and adventurism that would plunge the twentieth century into world war.

Contents:

Introduction; 1. The time series and the interpretations; 2. The investment cycle; 3. The consumption cycle and the 'crisis' of the 1880s; 4. Protection and migration; 5. Railways; 6. North and south; 7. The state of play; Appendices: tariffs, trade, migration and growth.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20430-5

0-511-72793-3

1-283-09902-0

0-511-72888-3

9786613099020

0-511-73035-7

0-511-72983-9

0-511-72654-6

0-511-72512-4