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

August 2023 (Revised August 2024)
Case

Italy at a Crossroads

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

November 1976 (Revised October 1984)
Case

Sigma Corp. in Italy (A)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Keywords: Italy

May 1977 (Revised July 1986)
Case

Sigma Corp. in Italy (B)

By: Michael Y. Yoshino

Keywords: Italy

2014
Article

Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy

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

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

30 Nov 2018
Conference Presentation

Italian Banks and the Italy Risk

Spring 2020
Article

Italy and the Origins of Capitalism

By: Sophus A. Reinert and Robert Fredona

Read Now

September 2023 (Revised December 2024)
Exercise

IFC Italy Scavenger Hunt, 2025

By: Sophus A. Reinert

2014
Article

Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy

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

25 Apr 2012
Conference Presentation

The European Sovereign Debt Crisis and Italy

May 2010
Case

Clayton Industries, Inc.: Peter Arnell, Country Manager for Italy

By: Christopher A. Bartlett and Benjamin H. Barlow

Clayton Industries, a sixty-year-old U.S.-based firm in the HVAC industry (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), with nearly $1 billion in revenues, has gradually built a presence in a number of countries, including several in Europe. Peter Arnell, previously... View Details

Keywords: Business Subsidiaries; Multinational Firms and Management; Organizational Structure; Corporate Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Conflict and Resolution; Sales; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Manufacturing Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Wisconsin; Italy; United Kingdom

30 Oct 2013
Conference Presentation

Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis in Italy

11 Feb 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Do Interactions with Candidates Increase Voter Support and Participation? Experimental Evidence from Italy

Keywords: by Vincent Pons; Public Administration; Public Relations

June 2002
Case

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

By: Bruce R. Scott and Jamie Matthews

In 1992, a corruption investigation and two assassinations created a crisis that prompted the Italian government to dispatch 7,000 troops to Sicily to "retake the island" from the Mafia. This case examines the crisis and the efforts of both the Italian state and the... View Details

Keywords: History; National Security; Crime and Corruption; Economic Slowdown and Stagnation; Italy