Debates and efforts to implement economic planning in Italy characterize both the interwar and post-World War II years. During the fascist period, corporatist ideas and economic planning were intertwined, conceived as a third way between capitalism and collectivist systems. After the war, economic planning became instead a tool to support economic growth and industrialization by managing the market economy, which was now taken for grant. In this article I discuss the evolving approach to economic planning and explore whether continuity exists between these two periods, specifically in the adaptation of corporatist ideas into Keynesian-style planning, as Cohen (2006) suggests in the case of France.
Economic planning in Italy: Twists and Turns
Antonella Rancan
2024-01-01
Abstract
Debates and efforts to implement economic planning in Italy characterize both the interwar and post-World War II years. During the fascist period, corporatist ideas and economic planning were intertwined, conceived as a third way between capitalism and collectivist systems. After the war, economic planning became instead a tool to support economic growth and industrialization by managing the market economy, which was now taken for grant. In this article I discuss the evolving approach to economic planning and explore whether continuity exists between these two periods, specifically in the adaptation of corporatist ideas into Keynesian-style planning, as Cohen (2006) suggests in the case of France.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
