General section:
Economic development in nineteenth century.
European economic development of the nineteenth century: a century of continuous growth, Structural changes, rhythms, stages, growth models: conceptualization and lines of interpretation, the European demographic revolution;The new demographic model, Urbanism, migration and colonization; The transformation of the agricultural sector, England and continental Europe; The age of the machines, carbon, vapor; The second industrial revolution: the age of steel, chemicals and electricity;The industrialization actors; The national case studies; Roads and canals, advent and development of railways, Maritime transport, The Economic Consequences, The Telegraph and the globalization of information; Europe and the world economy; The affirmation of liberalism and the development of international trade; The return to protectionism; Colonialism; The international economy; Balance of payments and the gold standard.The twentieth century: large stages and economic policies
The twentieth century between rupture and prosperity: The starting point, the secular growth, Evolution de-population size, the economic potential, per capita income, companies with high levels of consumption, the role of engine of technological progress.The twentieth century: national cases
national growth models. The countries of early industrialization; The secular leadership of the second comers. The destinies of the suburbs.
Lecture part:
The Italian economy in the nineteenth and twentieth century
economic problems in the age of Historic Right. From moderate growth to the crisis. The reorganization of the credit facilities and the consolidation of public finances. Economic expansion in the Giolitti era; Great War and the postwar period; Economy and economic policy in Fascist age. From the war in Africa after World War II. From reconstruction to economic miracle. Missed opportunities.