Italian Economic History (From Unification to Today)

Author: (Italian) Valerio Castronovo, translated by Shen Heng
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: This book narrates the history of Italy's transformation from a backward agricultural nation into an advanced industrialized country. The book is divided into four parts: , from unification to the end of the 19th century, which was the period of Italy's economic preparation and entry into the "Industrial Revolution"; second, from the early 20th century to World War I, which was the period of Italy's transformation of its traditional economic structure and its integration into the ranks of European industrialized nations; third, from the 1920s to World War II, which was the period of Italy's fascist implementation of a controlled economy; fourth, from the post-World War II era to the present, which was the period of Italy's economic reconstruction and the "economic miracle." When Italy was unified, its national income was only one-third of that of France and Germany, and one-fourth of that of the United Kingdom, but now it has surpassed the United Kingdom to become the world's fifth-largest economy. This book not only describes the development of industry, agriculture, foreign trade, and people's livelihoods but also highlights the existing problems and contradictions in the process of development.