The Reinterpretation of Italian Economic History: From Unification to the Great War (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107658080)

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.

Author: Stefano Fenoaltea
ISBN-10: 110765808X
ISBN-13: 9781107658080
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2014
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.04lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.72d