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Author-Name: Monika Poettinger
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università di Milano «Luigi Bocconi» - Dipartimento di Analisi delle Politiche e Management Pubblico 
Title: La diffusione della scienza economica come strumento di propaganda liberale: «L'Economista» (1874-1881)
(Spreading political economy as a means to Liberal propaganda: «L'Economista» (1874-1881))
Abstract: In Florence «L’Economista», journal founded in 1874 by the Tuscan liberals and inspired by Francesco
Ferrara, was explicitly aimed at opposing the diffusion of interventionism and protectionism. The
journal was part of a complex strategy derived from the French Société d’Économie Politique, intended
to win the Italian public opinion to the liberal political course of Cavour. Political economy
had, in this sense, to become popular. The article will analyse the peculiar characteristics of the Tuscan journal in respect to other European
«Economists», but also the continuous influence of French liberals on its theoretical content. In
the end, though, the political failing of Tuscan liberals will persuade the same Italian economists
who’d contributed to «L’Economista» to dedicate their efforts to theoretical advancements instead of
populist propaganda.
Classification-JEL: B120
Keywords: liberism; Francesco Ferrara (liberismo; Francesco Ferrara)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 151-176
Volume: 21
Issue: 1
Year: 2013
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=201306301&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:21:y:2013:1:8:p:151-176