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Author-Name: Stefania Manfrellotti
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università di Napoli «Federico II» - Dipartimento di Analisi dei processi economico-sociali,
linguistici, produttivi e territoriali
Title: Tra tecnica e politica: Antonio Pesenti e il debito pubblico (1944-1963) 
(Between technique and politics: Antonio Pesenti and public debt (1944-63))
Abstract: This work aims at giving an in-depth synthesis on Antonio Pesenti’s view on public debt policies over
the years of his most fervent institutional activity (1944-1963). Some evidences both from bibliographical
and archival sources as well as from records of his institutional responsibilities have highlighted
two periods as particularly significant with regard to the topic of this article: the period when
he was in government coalition (1944-1947), and the period when he was a member of the opposition
(1947-1963). Both periods were marked by his strong political creed, which entailed a general caution
with regard to public debt. But the first period was characterized by a greater willingness toward public
loans than the second one. As a consequence, we argue that Pesenti approached the topic of public
debt much more as a politician and technician than as an economist, although not overlooking his
theoretical position
Classification-JEL: N10, N20, B30
Keywords: Pesenti; debito pubblico; secondo dopoguerra; miracolo economico; Partito Comunista Italiano 
(Pesenti; public debt; post-ww ii years; economic miracle; Italian Communist Party)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 91-102
Volume: 19
Issue: 1
Year: 2011
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=201106301&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:19:y:2011:1:6:p:91-102