A History of Italian Economic Thought

Riccardo Faucci

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English

Routledge
04 April 2014

Economic theory & philosophy; Economic history

Series: The Routledge History of Economic Thought

"This book provides the non-Italian scholar with an extensive picture of the development of Italian economics, from the Sixteenth century to the present. The thread of the narrative is the dialectics between economic theory and political action, where the former attempts to enlighten the latter, but at the same time receives from politics the main stimulus to enlarge its field of reflection. This is particularly clear during the Enlightenment. Inside, this book insists on stressing that Galiani, Verri, and Beccaria were economists quite sensitive to practical issues, but who also were willing to attain generally valid conclusions. In this sense, ""pure economics"" was never performed in Italy. Even Pareto used economics (and sociology) in order to interpret and possibly steer the course of political action.

Within this book it illustrates the Restoration period (1815-48). There was a slowdown of the economists' engagement, due to an adverse political situation, that prompted the economists to prefer less dangerous subjects, such as the relationship between economics, morals, and law (the main interpreter of this attitude was Romagnosi). After 1848, however, in parallel with the Risorgimento cultural climate, a new vision of the economists' task was eventually manifested. Between economics and political Liberalism a sort of alliance was established, whose prophet was F. Ferrara. While the Historical school of economics of German origin played a minor role, Pure Economics (1890-1940 approx.) had a considerable success, as regards both economic equilibrium and the theory of public finance. Consequently, the introduction of Keynes's ideas was rather troubled. Instead, Hayek had an immediate success.

This book concludes with a chapter devoted to the intense relationships between economic theories, economic programmes and political action after 1945. Here, the Sraffa debate played an important role in stimulating Italian economists to a reflection on the patterns of Italian economy and the possibilities of transforming Italy's economic and social structure."

By: Riccardo Faucci
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9780415519830
ISBN 10: 0415519837
Series: The Routledge History of Economic Thought
Pages: 268
Publication Date: 04 April 2014
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. General problems of interpretation 2. Machiavelli to Genovesi 3. The heyday of eighteenth century Italian economics 4. Strengths and weaknesses of the early Ottocento 5. Francesco Ferrara and the economic schools in Italy (1850-1890) 6. Pure economics in Italy (1890-1920) 7. The Post-Pareto generation (1920-45) 8. Post-war and recent decades

Riccardo Faucci is Full Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the Pisa University, Italy. He is co-editor of History of Economic Ideas.

Reviews for A History of Italian Economic Thought

"""I greatly enjoyed the book... In short, volume 13 of this series of national histories is a fine part of an excellent series. It will be enjoyed both by those familiar with much of Italian economics over the ages, and by those who are new to the field."" - Peter Groenewegen, History of Economics Review"