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Author-Name: Fabrizio Bientinesi 
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università di Pisa - Dipartimento di Scienze economiche
Title: Commercio estero e sviluppo in Rodolfo Benini : il percorso di un eterodosso 
(External trade and development in Rodolfo Benini: the trajectory of an etherodox economist)
Abstract: While, between the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth, almost every
Italian economists were staunch free traders, Benini was the main supporter for protectionist policies 
in order to foster Italian industrial development. Benini’s choice was supported by a strong theoretical
framework, which was based upon the refusal of comparative costs theory and a marked scepticism
about gold standard automatic equilibria. In the thirties, when for economic and political reasons
Italy adopted a strong protectionist policy, Benini warned about the risks resulting from a policy
aimed at excluding Italy from international trade
Classification-JEL: B19, B29, F52 
Keywords: Rodolfo Benini; teoria del commercio internazionale; protezionismo; costi comparati; gold standard
(Rodolfo Benini; international trade theory; protectionism; comparative costs; gold standard)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 89-103
Volume: 16
Issue: 1
Year: 2008
File-URL: https://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=200806301&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:16:y:2008:1:6:p:89-103