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Author-Name: Francesco Forte 
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università di Roma «La Sapienza»
Title: Economia dei mercati globali e governo sovranazionale secondo Luigi Einaudi 
(The economics of global markets and supranational government in Luigi Einaudi's thought)
Abstract: The article analyses the structural basis of Luigi Einaudi’s federalist views focussing on two essays
written by Einaudi respectively in 1943 and 1944: Per una federazione economica europea [Contribution to
an European economic federation], and I problemi economici della federazione europea [The economic problems
of the European federation]. The first essay contains Einaudi’s critique to the theory of vital spaces,
based on an undue interpretation of the theory of increasing returns to scale. The second contribution
reveals Einaudi’s idea that the optimal dimension of State agency in favour of economic development
is that of a worldwide government. The European Union is only a means to this end, which
preserves common ideals of civilisation, culture and religion.
Classification-JEL: B20; F02 
Keywords: Europa; federalismo; Luigi Einaudi; costi decrescenti
(Europe; federalism; Luigi Einaudi; decreasing costs)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 21-49
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Year: 2007
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=200706302&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:15:y:2007:2:2:p:21-49