The Italian Economy
Title | The Italian Economy PDF eBook |
Author | Vera Zamagni |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Italy |
ISBN | 9781788211703 |
Remaking the Italian Economy
Title | Remaking the Italian Economy PDF eBook |
Author | Richard M. Locke |
Publisher | Cornell University Press |
Total Pages | 252 |
Release | 2018-09-05 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1501731912 |
The Growth of the Italian Economy, 1820-1960
Title | The Growth of the Italian Economy, 1820-1960 PDF eBook |
Author | Jon S. Cohen |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 156 |
Release | 2001-09-06 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 9780521666923 |
A brief, up-to-date account of Italy's transformation from an agrarian state to an industrial powerhouse.
The Oxford Handbook of the Italian Economy Since Unification
Title | The Oxford Handbook of the Italian Economy Since Unification PDF eBook |
Author | Gianni Toniolo |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 448 |
Release | 2013-01-04 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0199936706 |
This Oxford Handbook provides a fresh overall view and interpretation of the modern economic growth of one of the largest European countries, whose economic history is less known internationally than that of other comparably large and successful economies. It will provide, for the first time, a comprehensive, quantitative "new economic history" of Italy. The handbook offers an interpretation of the main successes and failures of the Italian economy at a macro level, the research--conducted by a large international team of scholars --contains entirely new quantitative results and interpretations, spanning the entire 150-year period since the unification of Italy, on a large number of issues. By providing a comprehensive view of the successes and failures of Italian firms, workers, and policy makers in responding to the challenges of the international business cycle, the book crucially shapes relevant questions on the reasons for the current unsatisfactory response of the Italian economy to the ongoing "second globalization." Most chapters of the handbook are co-authored by both an Italian and a foreign scholar.
The Italian Economy at the Dawn of the 21st Century
Title | The Italian Economy at the Dawn of the 21st Century PDF eBook |
Author | Massimo Di Matteo |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 378 |
Release | 2018-05-08 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1351771256 |
This title was first published in 2003. Most of the essays collected in this volume are the revised versions of the reports presented at a conference held at the University of Tokyo in October 2001, organised as part of the initiatives of the "Italian Year" in Japan, and supported by the Foundation Italy in Japan 2001, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Tokyo, the Italian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of Higher Education, and the University of Tokyo. The essays, which aim at a fact-based presentation, provide a thorough survey of the relevant problems and aspects of present-day Italian economy and society. Those peculiar features of the Italian economy, such as its dualistic industrial structure and territorial divide, are analysed at length, with an eye to open policy options. The economic analyses are complemented by presentations of some of the central topics on the Italian social framework, such as the role of family and the "Third Sector".
The Political Economy of Italy's Decline
Title | The Political Economy of Italy's Decline PDF eBook |
Author | Andrea Lorenzo Capussela |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 272 |
Release | 2018-04-12 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 019251735X |
Italy is a country of recent decline and long-standing idiosyncratic traits. A rich society served by an advanced manufacturing economy, where the rule of law is weak and political accountability low, it has long been in downward spiral alimented by corruption and clientelism. From this spiral has emerged an equilibrium as consistent as it is inefficient, that raises serious obstacles to economic and democratic development. The Political Economy of Italy's Decline explains the causes of Italy's downward trajectory, and explains how the country can shift to a fairer and more efficient system. Analysing both political economic literature and the history of Italy from 1861 onwards, The Political Economy of Italy's Decline argues that the deeper roots of the decline lie in the political economy of growth. It places emphasis on the country's convergence to the productivity frontier and the evolution of its social order and institutions to illuminate the origins and evolution of the current constraints to growth, using institutional economics and Schumpeterian growth theory to support its findings. It analyses two alternative reactions to the insufficient provision of public goods: an opportunistic one – employing tax evasion, corruption, or clientelism as means to appropriate private goods –- and one based on enforcing political accountability. From the perspective of ordinary citizens and firms such social dilemmas can typically be modelled as coordination games, which have multiple equilibria. Self-interested rationality can thus lead to a spiral, in which several mutually reinforcing vicious circles lead society onto an inefficient equilibrium characterized by low political accountability and weak rule of law. The Political Economy of Italy's Decline follows the gradual setting in of this spiral as it identifys the deeper causes of Italy's decline.
The Oxford Handbook of the Italian Economy Since Unification
Title | The Oxford Handbook of the Italian Economy Since Unification PDF eBook |
Author | Gianni Toniolo |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 816 |
Release | 2013-01-04 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0199324158 |
This Oxford Handbook provides a fresh overall view and interpretation of the modern economic growth of one of the largest European countries, whose economic history is less known internationally than that of other comparably large and successful economies. It will provide, for the first time, a comprehensive, quantitative "new economic history" of Italy. The handbook offers an interpretation of the main successes and failures of the Italian economy at a macro level, the research--conducted by a large international team of scholars --contains entirely new quantitative results and interpretations, spanning the entire 150-year period since the unification of Italy, on a large number of issues. By providing a comprehensive view of the successes and failures of Italian firms, workers, and policy makers in responding to the challenges of the international business cycle, the book crucially shapes relevant questions on the reasons for the current unsatisfactory response of the Italian economy to the ongoing "second globalization." Most chapters of the handbook are co-authored by both an Italian and a foreign scholar.