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Author-Name: Terenzio Maccabelli 
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università degli Studi di Brescia - Dipartimento di Studi Sociali
Title: Posizioni iniziali e distribuzione della ricchezza : l'economia politica di Rodolfo Benini 
(Starting positions and wealth distribution: the economic thought of Rodolfo Benini)
Abstract: The paper deals with Rodolfo Benini’s contribution to political economy, with emphasis on the problem
of wealth distribution and on the concept of «starting positions». The first problem presents
strong analogies with Vilfredo Pareto’s methodological approach to the studies of income and wealth
distribution; the second is rooted in a conceptual framework elaborated for the first time by Maffeo
Pantaleoni in 1901. The paper shows the strong relationship between these two research perspectives
in Benini’s thought, which form the core of his Lessons on Political Economy (1936). The paper also examines
the role played by Benini in the debate on «corporative economics» in the inter-war period
Classification-JEL: B31, C16, D63 
Keywords: Rodolfo Benini; distribuzione della ricchezza; posizioni iniziali; economia corporativa; corporativismo
(Rodolfo Benini; wealth distribution; starting positions; corporative economics; corprativism)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 105-130
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:2008:1:7:p:105-130