The paper deals with the problem of the critical appraisal of the economic theory of fascist corporatism and of the place such doctrine should be allowed in the history of Italian economic thought. The ideological, political and economic beliefs of the various tendencies of corporatism are...

The paper analyzes the current discussions on the state of economics with special focus on the interrelationships between key ideas of economic theories and real actions of economic policy in the course of the global economic crisis. The global economic crisis showed the limited ability of...

How can one study the ideational influence of ordoliberalism on European integration processes? This is the overarching question answered in this paper where I propose a refined methodology, taking into account that the influence of ordoliberalism can vary over time and, more importantly, that...

The policy-making and distributive effects of lobbying is a disturbing and highly debated issue in many developing countries. This study will provide a comparative analysis of the two biggest industrial-commercial interest groups in Turkey. The relationship between the policy suggestions of...

In this paper we consider relationship between foreign direct investment (as one of the mechanisms of technological development) and long-term economic growth. In the beginning we discuss the role of FDI in the increase of total factor productivity from the viewpoint of endogenous growth theory....

How SWB affects individual states, outcomes, or decisions is well established in the literature, but how it affects macroeconomic states, outcomes, or decisions remains an open empirical question. This paper focuses on the public policy issue of economic progress defined as either rapid economic...

This article analyzes the garment industry as an important sector of the Russian economy. An analysis of the conclusions that the number of employees in the industry is steadily declining for three decades, light industry in Russia and in countries with similar climatic conditions have a strong...

In article problems of social and economic development of subjects of the Russian Federation through a prism of realization of a regional policy of the Federal Centre are analyzed. The author considers observable relationships of cause and effect within the limits of the processes causing...

Economic policies influence the economic performance of a country. Policymakers are often trying to form the types of policies which countries should adopt in order to develop. But what types of policies is a question arises always. What is the role of policy in economic performance? This paper...

This is an unpublished document on the history of Italian economic planning in the 1970s: a letter of the Italian minister Ugo La Malfa to Claudio Napoleoni