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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823655503321

Titolo

Italian critics of capitalism / / edited and translated by Lorella Cedroni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, c2010

ISBN

1-283-61399-9

0-7391-4236-4

9786613926449

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (190 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

CedroniLorella <1961->

Disciplina

330.12/20945

Soggetti

Capitalism - Italy

Democracy - Italy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The transformation of democracy and the plutocratic cycle / Vilfredo Pareto -- The mystification of capitalism / Guglielmo Ferrero -- Economy of competition and historical capitalism / Luigi Einaudi -- The revolution against capital and the crisis of the capitalist system / Antonio Gramsci -- Liberal socialism and modern capitalist society / Carlo Rosselli -- The reform of society in the European perspective / Ernesto Rossi -- Capital / Bruno Rizzi -- The autonomous order of economy / Adriano Olivetti -- The economic and political powers in the capitalistic system / Amintore Fanfani -- The future of democracy and capitalism / Norberto Bobbio -- The capitalist actors and their social role / Franco Ferrarotti -- Toward a new critique of capitalism / Luciano Pellicani -- Rethinking democracy in the age of globalization / Carlo Mongardini.

Sommario/riassunto

The writings collected in this volume present leading statements of theories of democracy and capitalism in twentieth century Italy starting from Vilfredo Pareto. The book is the first (and the unique) collection of Italian classics on capitalism, it is an important contribution for an organic and general overview of the Italian contemporary political thought.