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The Experience of Italy

In: Economic Consequences of the Size of Nations

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  • V. A. Marsan

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The size of the market is a problem of which Italians are becoming vividly aware. In spite of the high rates of increase of production and exports after the war, the need to overcome the limitations of the domestic market is being sharply emphasized by the constant advance of modern production techniques and by the fact that other countries are favoured, when competing with Italy, by the large size of their domestic markets. Such limitations are now regarded as a serious obstacle to a full development of the national economy, and this widespread belief is expressed, in particular, by Italy’s readiness to join in the various endeavours towards international economic integration which have recently led to the establishment of the European Economic Community. It is worth pointing out that the decision to become a member of the EEC has met in the country with almost universal approval on grounds of economic as well as political expediency. Such approval is all the more significant in a nation where protectionist policies are traditional and which has but recently emerged from a period of economic autarky and is confronted with grave problems of unemployment and under-development.

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  • V. A. Marsan, 1960. "The Experience of Italy," International Economic Association Series, in: E. A. G. Robinson (ed.), Economic Consequences of the Size of Nations, chapter 0, pages 151-167, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-15210-0_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-15210-0_9
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