Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Mario Pomini
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Author-Workplace-Name: Università di Padova - Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Aziendali ‘Marco Fanno’
Title: L'economia del benessere e il problema della fondazione della politica economica in Federico Caffè 
(Federico Caffè on welfare economics and the dilemma of the scientific foundation of political economy)
Abstract: Federico Caffè, one of the most important Italian economist in the last century, focused his research
program mainly on the scientific foundation of economic policy, and therefore on the analysis the role
of the state in the economic system. His contribution can be considered a turning point in the development
of economic policy as a scientific discipline in the Italian context. In his vision the roots of
economic policy can be traced back in the works of Pigou and Sidgwick. In the analysis of Caffè
welfare economics, critically and historically considered, can be used to obtain a sound foundation of
the role of the state in the modern capitalistic economies
Classification-JEL: B22, B25, B31 
Keywords: pensiero economico italiano; Federico Caffè; storia dell’economia del benessere 
(Italian economic thought; Federico Caffè; history of welfare economics)
Journal: Il Pensiero Economico Italiano
Pages: 113-126
Volume: 23
Issue: 2
Year: 2015
File-URL: http://www.libraweb.net/articoli.php?chiave=201506302&rivista=63
Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:23:y:2015:2:8:p:113-126