The work compares the relative strenghts, in understanding the current crisis, of the Keynesian tradition with those of two non-Keynesian traditions: those which emphasise income inequality and those which emphasise power. In other words, Hobson and Marx.

The article introduces the papers published in the present issue. It does so by elaborating a few comments on the role of institutions for economic development and how should economics analyse institutions.

Italian Abstract: L'articolo discute il contributo di Aldo Montesano in questo numero, con un focus particolare sulle definizioni di economia e di economia politica.Nel tentativo di rispondere se l'economia è una disciplina morale e se si tratta di una scienza, l'articolo evidenzia che diverse...

The article discusses the contribution by Aldo Montesano in this number, with a special focus on the definitions of economics and of political economy. In trying to answer if economics is a moral discipline and if it is a science, the article highlights that different schools of economists have...

The article comments on the contributions by Aldo Montesano and Roberto Cellini in this number, in particular focussing on the evolution of economic thought and the changing definitions of economics and of political economy. It is here argued that the historical evolution of the discipline...

Italian Abstract: L'articolo discute il contributo di Aldo Montesano in questo numero, con un focus particolare sulle definizioni di economia e di economia politica.Nel tentativo di rispondere se l'economia è una disciplina morale e se si tratta di una scienza, l'articolo evidenzia che diverse...

Italian Abstract: L'articolo analizza il lavoro e il pensiero di Paolo Sylos Labini durante il suo mandato all'Università di Catania tra il 1958 e il 1960. In questo periodo ha condiviso e preso parte a molte iniziative del riformatore sociale Danilo Dolci. Il centro di ricerca di Dolci e il...

This year the Italian economist Giacomo Becattini passed away. He reached international fame by starting the literature on so-called Marshallian industrial districts. Becattini developed the concept while empirically studying the economy of the province of Prato, in Tuscany, and discussed the...

The article is part of the special issue of the journal on Charles P. Kindleberger (CPK). The article first summarizes CPK's professional biography and his historical method. Then particular attention is devoted to the study of international relations and the international financial and economic...

The article is part of the special issue of the journal on Charles P. Kindleberger (CPK). By reviewing CPK's works the author investigates Kindleberger's historical economics analysis method. This is argued to be based on two elements: the analysis of the capitalist economies and, in particular,...