The Oxford Handbook of the Italian Economy Since Unification (Oxford Handbooks)

'the Oxford Handbook Of The Italian Economy Since Unification' Provides, For The First Time, A Comprehensive, Quantitative 'new Economic History' Of Italy. Foreword / Mario Draghi And Ignazio Visco -- Part I: Aggregate Growth And Policy. An Overview Of Italy's Economic Growth / Gianni Toniolo -- Italy And The First Age Of Globalization, 1861-1940 / Harold James And Kevin H. O'rourke -- The Golden Age And The Second Globalization In Italy / Nicholas Crafts And Marco Magnani -- Italy, Germany, And Japan : From Economic Miracles To Virtual Stagnation / Andrea Boltho -- The Italian Economy Seen From Abroad / Marcello De Cecco -- Part Ii: Sources Of Growth And Welfare. National Accounts, 1861-2011 / Alberto Baffigi -- Productivity / Stephen N. Broadberry, Claire Giordano, And Francesco.zollino -- Standards Of Living / Andrea Brandolini And Giovanni Vecchi -- Human Capital / Giuseppe Bertola And Paolo Sestito -- Migrations / Matteo Gomellini And Cormac Ó. Gráda -- Democratization And Civic Capital / Luigi Guiso And Paolo Pinotti --^ Part Iii: International Competitiveness. A Long-run Perspective On Comparative Advantage / Giovanni Federico And Nikolaus Wolf -- Real Exchange Rates, Trade, And Growth / Virginia Di Nino, Barry Eichengreen, And Massimo Sbracia -- Innovation And Foreign Technology / Federico Barbiellini Amidei, John Cantwell, And Anna Spadavecchia -- Old And New Italian Manufacturing Multinational Firms / Fabrizio Onida, Giuseppe Berta, And Mario Perugini -- Part Iv. Firms, Banks, And The State. Techonology, Firm Size And Entrepreneurship / Franco Amatori, Matteo Bugamelli, And Andrea Colli -- Resource Allocation By The Banking System / Stefano Battilossi, Alfredo Gigliobianco, And Giuseppe Marinelli -- Public Debt And Economic Growth : Italy's First 150 Years / Fabrizio Balassone, Maura Francese, And Angelo Pace -- Why The Italian Administrative System Is A Source Of Competitive Disadvantage / Magda Bianco And Giulio Napolitano --^ Regional Convergence / Giovanni Iuzzolino, Guido Pellegrini, And Gianfranco Viesti -- Regional Disparities : Internal Geography And External Trade / Brian A'hearn And Anthony J. Venables -- Data Appendix : Italy's National Accounts (1861-2010) / Alberto Baffigi, Stephen N. Broadberry, Claire Giordano, And Francesco Zollino. Edited By Gianni Toniolo. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Foreword Map: Italy, 1861 Map: Italy, present day Italy and the world economy, 1861-2011 / G. Toniolo The first globalization and its backlash / H. James, K. O'Rourke The golden age and the second globalization / N. Crafts, M. Magnani Italy, Germany, and Japan, 1945-2010 / A. Boltho The Italian economy seen from abroad / M. de Cecco National accounts / A. Baffigi Productivity / S. Broadberry, C. Giordano, F.Zollino Standards of living / A. Brandolini, G. Vecchi Human capital / G. Bertola, P. Sestito Migrations / M. Gomellini, C. O. Grada Social capital / L. Guiso, P. Pinotti Comparative advantages / G. Federico, N. Wolf Real exchange rates, trade, and growth / V. Di Nino, B. Eichengreen, M. Sbracia Innovation and foreign technology / F. Barbiellini Amidei, J. Cantwell, A. Spadavecchia The internationalization of the firm / G. Berta, F. Onida, M. Perugini Techonology, firm size & entrepreneurship / F. Amatori, M. Bugamelli, A. Colli Resource allocation by the banking system / S. Battilossi, A. Gigliobianco, G. Marinelli Public debt and economic growth : Italy's first 150 years / F. Balassone, M. Francese, A. Pace The administrative system / M. Bianco, G. Napolitano Regional convergence / G. Iuzzolino, G. Pellegrini, G. Viesti Regional disparities : internal geography and external trade / B. A'Hearn, A. Venables Data appendix : Italy's national accounts (1861-2010) / Alberto Baffigi, Stephen N. Broadberry, Claire Giordano, and Francesco Zollino Index. Cover Contents Contributors Foreword: Mario Draghi and Ignazio Visco Map: The Italian Peninsula before Unification (1848) Map: Italy, present day PART I: AGGREGATE GROWTH AND POLICY 1. An Overview of Italy’s Economic Growth 2. Italy and the First Age of Globalization, 1861–1940 3. The Golden Age and the Second Globalization in Italy 4. Italy, Germany, Japan: From Economic Miracles to Virtual Stagnation 5. The Italian Economy Seen from Abroad PART II: SOURCES OF GROWTH AND WELFARE 6. National Accounts, 1861–2011 7. Productivity 8. Standards of Living 9. Human Capital 10. Migrations 11. Democratization and Civic Capital PART III: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS 12. A Long-Run Perspective on Comparative Advantage 13. Real Exchange Rates, Trade, and Growth 14. Innovation and Foreign Technology 15. Old and New Italian Manufacturing Multinational Firms PART IV: FIRMS, BANKS, AND THE STATE 16. Technology, Firm Size, and Entrepreneurship 17. Resource Allocation by the Banking System 18. Public Debt and Economic Growth: Italy's First 150 Years 19. Why the Italian Administrative System Is a Source of Competitive Disadvantage PART V: THE REGIONAL DIVIDE 20. Regional Convergence 21. Regional Disparities: Internal Geography and External Trade Data Appendix—Italy’s National Accounts (1861–2010) References Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W 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.