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Author-Name: Giuseppe Pioletti
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università degli Studi di Catania - Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche
Title: Si puo parlare di Sismondi 'federalista'?
(Can we speak of Sismondi 'federalist'?)
Abstract: This essay examines one of the most interesting topics on Sismondi’s political thought: the ambiguity
of his positions in respect to the federal constitution. Based on the analysis of his political works,
we tried to investigate the matter attempting, therefore, to return to the complexity and depth of
Sismondi’s thought. We came to the conclusion that federalism, for the Genevan thinker, is not an
‘end’ but a ‘means’. It’s not indispensable in order to obtain freedom and balance in political systems
Classification-JEL:
Keywords: Sismondi, federalism; liberal political thought; neo-Smithian economical thought (Sismondi, federalismo; pensiero politico liberale; economia politica neosmithiana)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 31-46
Volume: 21
Issue: 2
Year: 2013
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=201306302&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:21:y:2013:2:2:p:31-46