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The economic history of pre-unitarian Italy traces the economic and social changes of the Italian territory from Roman times to the unification of Italy (1860). Until the end of the 16th century, Italy was highly prosperous relative to other parts of Europe.
By 1971, Italy’s convergence on Europe’s northwestern industrial core was almost complete. This chapter describes the main features of Italy’s industrial and manufacturing growth, emphasizing the role of traditional and modern sectors.
12 paź 2024 · Italy - Economy, Industrialization, Tourism: Giolitti’s political dominance rested on Italy’s rapid economic growth after the mid-1890s. Industrial production probably doubled between 1896 and 1913. The tariff dispute with France was settled in 1898.
28 paź 1993 · The Economic History of Italy represents a scholarly and authoritative account of Italy's progress from a rural economy to an industrialized nation. The book makes a broad division of the period into three parts: the take-off (1860-1913), the consolidation in the midst of two wars and a world depression (1914-47), and the great expansion (1948 ...
26 sty 2010 · In Italy, the first wave of growth was partially supported by the technology of the first industrial revolution – watermills, iron and coal – but more so by that of the second industrial revolution – electricity, chemicals and engineering.
Italy’s history was not lacking in economic innovations: in the Middle Ages, Italy was Europe’s leader in paper manufacturing; quasi-industrial forms of production emerged in the textile sector early on; and the powerful naval city of Venice, whose arsenals at times employed over ten thousand workers, began standardising components – the ...
4 dni temu · An overview. The Italian economy has progressed from being one of the weakest economies in Europe following World War II to being one of the most powerful. Its strengths are its metallurgical and engineering industries, and its weaknesses are a lack of raw materials and energy sources.
