Publications

2018
Book

The Academy of Fisticuffs: Political Economy and Commercial Society in Enlightenment Italy

By: Sophus A. Reinert

The terms “capitalism” and “socialism” continue to haunt our political and economic imaginations, but we rarely consider their interconnected early history. Even the 18th century had its “socialists,” but unlike those of the 19th, they paradoxically sought to make the... View Details

Keywords: Enlightenment; Political Economy; Italy; Commercial Society; Economic Systems; Trade; History; Markets; Society; Italy

November 1981
Case

Questionable Payments Abroad: Gulf in Italy

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Gulf Oil in Italy was confronted by the need to increase the authorized capacity at a refinery in the face of substantial opposition. Raises the issue of their use of "facilitating gratuities" to minor officials, payments to influence news reports, and the employment... View Details

Keywords: Ethics; Energy Industry; Mining Industry; Italy

17 May 2010
Conference Presentation

The Crisis in Italy and Italy in Crisis

By: Dante Roscini

01 Sep 2023
News

Made in Italy

and the growth model of Silicon Valley (see box). Read more about Preparing Global Leaders Each IFC begins in the fall semester with a series of classes introducing economic, political, social, and other essential contexts for the immersions. For students enrolled in... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Mar 2014
News

Italy fighting hard to lose minnow status

May 1977 (Revised July 1986)
Case

Sigma Corp. in Italy (B)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Keywords: Italy

August 2023 (Revised April 2025)
Case

Italy at a Crossroads

By: Sophus A. Reinert, Dante Roscini and Arthur I Segel

Keywords: Italy

11 Jan 2023
News

MBA Students Explore Capitalism in Italy

20 Dec 2022
Video

MBA Students Explore Capitalism in Italy

November 1976 (Revised October 1984)
Case

Sigma Corp. in Italy (A)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Keywords: Italy

Spring 2020
Article

Italy and the Origins of Capitalism

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona

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2014
Article

Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy

By: Dante Roscini

The financial crisis hit Italy harder than many other Eurozone countries. In part this was due to the fact that the crisis came upon a system that was weakened by years of sub-par economic growth. One of the several endogenous factors that explain the stagnation of the... View Details

Keywords: Financial Crisis; Corporate Governance; Italy; European Union

2014
Article

Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy

By: Dante Roscini

The financial crisis hit Italy harder than many other Eurozone countries. In part this was due to the fact that the crisis came upon a system that was weakened by years of sub-par economic growth. One of the several endogenous factors that explain the stagnation of the... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Financial Crisis; Italy

September 2021
Case

Italy - 'Whatever It Takes'

By: Richard H.K. Vietor, Dante Roscini and Cecile Gambardella

June 2002 (Revised August 2002)
Case

"One Country, Two Systems"? Italy and the Mezzogiorno (A)

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews

GDP per person in northern Italy caught up with average incomes in Britain, France, and Germany in the 1970s, but incomes in southern Italy (the Mezzogiorno) fell further behind. This was partly due to cultural and societal differences that dated to the Renaissance,... View Details

Keywords: History; Development Economics; Crime and Corruption; Social Issues; Economy; Government and Politics; Macroeconomics; Italy