Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Giovanni Lepore
Author-Email:
Author-Workplace-Name: Università di Firenze - Dottorato di ricerca in Storia delle Dottrine Economiche
Title: Per una interpretazione unitaria del pensiero dell'abate Galiani in materia di politica economica 
(Towards a unified interpretation of Ferdinando Galiani's thought on economic policy) 
Abstract: According to most scholars, the Galiani of Della Moneta and the Galiani of Dialogues sur le commerce
des bleds present a considerable contrast: whereas the former was a great example of preclassic
political economy, the latter regressed to mercantilist positions. However, does a
“Galiani Problem” really exist? The purpose of the present paper is to raise doubts about this
interpretation and to demonstrate that both the above-mentioned writings share the very same
theory of economic policy: when the safety of the State is threatened by exceptional events, the
policy maker has to try to rule economy by applying special measures.
Classification-JEL:B11, B31
Keywords: Ferdinando Galiani; pensiero economico italiano del Settecento; teoria della
politica economica; ragion di Stato (Ferdinando Galiani; Italian economic thought of the eighteenth century; theory of
economic policy; reason of State)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 7-17
Volume: 11
Issue: 2
Year: 2003
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=200306302&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:11:y:2003:2:1:p:7-17