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Author-Name: Piero Roggi
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Author-Workplace-Name: Universitŕ di Firenze - Dipartimento di Scienze per l’Economia e l’Impresa
Title: Custodi, Ferrara, Cossa e poi ... Augello 
(Custodi, Ferrara, Cossa and then.... Augello)
Abstract: The titanic work of Massimo Augello equals that of Pietro Custodi (Scrittori classici italiani d’economia
politica), Francesco Ferrara (Biblioteca dell’economista) and Luigi Cossa (Saggi bibliografici). It represents
an indispensable guide to Italian economic thought of the 19th century. It has three kind of users: the
political economist, the contemporary economist and the heir of economists’ archives. All of these
make a different use of economists’ thought and histories. The heirs determine the geographical
distribution of the economists’ documents; politicians use past theories to influence the welfare of
people; present-day economists adhere to a school of thought and magnify their founding fathers in
order to prevail in academic disputes. For whatever use, the wealth of information amassed by Massimo
Augello in his Dictionary will prove indispensable to economists, politicians and historians alike
Classification-JEL: B15
Keywords: Pensiero economico italiano; Diciannovesimo secolo; Francesco Ferrara; Vilfredo Pareto 
(Italian economic thought, 19th century, Francesco Ferrara, Vilfedo Pareto)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 175-178
Volume: 23
Issue: 1
Year: 2015
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=201506301&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:23:y:2015:1:11:p:175-178