The article sets the background for the contribution collected in this special issue of the Journal devoted to review the achievments of 150 years of unified Italy. It comments on basic long run statistical data, it discusses the chronology of Italy's economic history in a long-term macroeconomic perspective. The following topics are addressed: the rise in productive capacity: structural change and the periodization of challenges and responses. Data concerning the main macroeconomic indicators are collected in a short Appendix, together with concise information about their sources
P. Malanima, V. Zamagni (2010). 150 years of the Italian Economy. JOURNAL OF MODERN ITALIAN STUDIES, 15, 1-20 [10.1080/13545710903465507].
150 years of the Italian Economy
NEGRI, VERA
2010
Abstract
The article sets the background for the contribution collected in this special issue of the Journal devoted to review the achievments of 150 years of unified Italy. It comments on basic long run statistical data, it discusses the chronology of Italy's economic history in a long-term macroeconomic perspective. The following topics are addressed: the rise in productive capacity: structural change and the periodization of challenges and responses. Data concerning the main macroeconomic indicators are collected in a short Appendix, together with concise information about their sourcesI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
