The Crisis of Liberal Italy (Paperback, Revised)

Part I. Giolittian Italy, 1901?1914: 1. The political economy of Giolittian Italy: the dilemmas of welfare, warfare and development; Part II. World War I, August 1914?November 1918: 2. The collapse of the Italian fiscal system; 3. The limits of state borrowing capacity; 4. Monetary policy and the banking system; 5. International accounts: Italy's loss of financial independence; Part III. The Post-War Crisis, November 1918?October 1922: 6. A difficult readjustment: the political economy of the Orlando and Nitti governments, November 1918?June 1920; 7. From Giolitti to Mussolini: monetary and financial stabilisation, and political collapse; Conclusion.