Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications

Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications

This article presents estimates of social and economic indicators for Italy and its regions, from1871 to 2001: life expectancy, education (literacy and years of schooling), per capita Gdp, and the humandevelopment index. I discuss State intervention in promoting convergence and argue that this was m...

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Main Author: Emanuele Felice
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Danubius University 2012-05-01
Series:EIRP Proceedings
Subjects:
Italy
Regional development
Hdi
Gdp
State intervention
Online Access:http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1419/1245
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spelling doaj-3ed2f57b9997441d900413e2963cdd7b2020-11-24T20:53:03ZengDanubius UniversityEIRP Proceedings2067-92112069-93442012-05-0171374395Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, ImplicationsEmanuele FeliceThis article presents estimates of social and economic indicators for Italy and its regions, from1871 to 2001: life expectancy, education (literacy and years of schooling), per capita Gdp, and the humandevelopment index. I discuss State intervention in promoting convergence and argue that this was moreeffective in life expectancy, important but inadequate in education, more expensive and less successful inGdp. In human development, convergence took place from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s, thensignificantly slowed down. A broad interpretative hypothesis, based on the distinction between passive andactive modernization, is proposed to account for the patterns.http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1419/1245ItalyRegional developmentHdiGdpState intervention
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Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications
EIRP Proceedings
Italy
Regional development
Hdi
Gdp
State intervention
author_facet Emanuele Felice
author_sort Emanuele Felice
title Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications
title_short Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications
title_full Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications
title_fullStr Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications
title_full_unstemmed Growth and Inequality in Italy Over the Long Run (1871-2001): Trends, Patterns, Implications
title_sort growth and inequality in italy over the long run (1871-2001): trends, patterns, implications
publisher Danubius University
series EIRP Proceedings
issn 2067-9211
2069-9344
publishDate 2012-05-01
description This article presents estimates of social and economic indicators for Italy and its regions, from1871 to 2001: life expectancy, education (literacy and years of schooling), per capita Gdp, and the humandevelopment index. I discuss State intervention in promoting convergence and argue that this was moreeffective in life expectancy, important but inadequate in education, more expensive and less successful inGdp. In human development, convergence took place from the late nineteenth century until the 1970s, thensignificantly slowed down. A broad interpretative hypothesis, based on the distinction between passive andactive modernization, is proposed to account for the patterns.
topic Italy
Regional development
Hdi
Gdp
State intervention
url http://www.proceedings.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/eirp/article/view/1419/1245
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