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An Outline of the Main Italian Contributions to the Theory of Public Finance

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  • Domenicantonio Fausto

    (Università di Napoli “Federico I I” - Dipartimento di Teoria e Storia dell’Economia Pubblica)

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The time horizon of the main Italian contributions to the theory of public finance ranges from the last two decades of the 19th century to the 1940s. This brief survey presents only their main arguments, stressing their impact on international literature. The following topics are analysed: general theories of public finance; taxation; public debt; State intervention in the economy. Italian economists have studied the problems of public finance in a general context, taking into consideration both taxes and public expenditure. Italian theorists have always been far removed from the classical approach which denies the productivity of public services and have deemed it necessary to take into account the political context in which fiscal structures operate. Their models include the State as a major factor.

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  • Domenicantonio Fausto, 2003. "An Outline of the Main Italian Contributions to the Theory of Public Finance," Il Pensiero Economico Italiano, Fabrizio Serra Editore, Pisa - Roma, vol. 11(1), pages 11-41.
    • Handle: RePEc:pei:journl:v:11:y:2003:1:2:p:11-41
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    Cited by:

    1. Antonio Di Majo, 2010. "The Sociological School of Italian Science of Finance: A Retrospective View," QA - Rivista dell'Associazione Rossi-Doria, Associazione Rossi Doria, issue 1, March.
    2. Michele G. Giuranno & Manuela Mosca, 2018. "Political realism and models of the state: Antonio de Viti de Marco and the origins of public choice," Public Choice, Springer, vol. 175(3), pages 325-345, June.
    3. Francesco Forte & Roberto Marchionatti, 2012. "Luigi Einaudi's economics of liberalism," The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(4), pages 587-624, August.
    4. Richard E. Wagner, 2012. "Deficits, Debt, and Democracy," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14477.
    5. Michael McLure, 2004. "The Fiscal Sociology of Gino Borgatta," Economics Discussion / Working Papers 04-10, The University of Western Australia, Department of Economics.

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    Keywords

    Theory of public finance;

    JEL classification:

    • H00 - Public Economics - - General - - - General
    • B00 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - General - - - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches

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