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Ernesto Rossi, economista di Giustizia e Liberta' (Ernesto Rossi, economist of Justice and Liberty)

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L'utopia realistica di Ernesto Rossi si basa sulla convinzione che un capitalismo riformato possa condurre a livelli socialmente accettabili di giustizia e liberta'. Per Rossi la storia mostra che le diverse forme assunte dal capitalismo sono indice della sua flessibilita' sociopolitica, che potrebbero permetterne la convivenza con un sistema politico improntato al socialismo liberale. Da Wicksteed Rossi deriva che il mercato, anche se di perfetta concorrenza, e' solo un meccanismo cieco che non discrimina i desideri sulla base dei loro canoni morali ed i cui risultati dipendono dalla distribuzione iniziale delle risorse; esso non e' quindi in grado di dirigere le libere scelte individuali verso un'accettabile giustizia sociale. Nella realta', l'incertezza e la natura dinamica del capitalismo danno inoltre luogo a forme "predatrici" di concorrenza, mentre, tramite i lasciti ereditari, il diritto di proprieta' genera inefficienza e acutizza la diseguaglianza nei punti di partenza. Da qui le sue proposte a favore della presenza attiva dello stato nell'economia e per l'adozione di riforme strutturali, non solo in campo economico. Ernesto Rossi's realistic utopia is based on his belief that a reformed capitalism could bring socially acceptable levels of both justice and freedom. According to Rossi, history shows that the different forms assumed by the capitalism are the sign of his socio-political flexibility, which could permit his coexistence with a political system of social liberalism. From Wicksteed, Rossi derives that the market, even if of perfect competition, is just a blind mechanism that does not discriminate individual desires according to their moral canons and whose results depend on the initial distribution of resources; it is not then able to direct free individual choices towards acceptable levels of social justice. Moreover, in the real-world uncertainty and the dynamic nature of capitalism produce "predatory" form of competition, while, by means of bequests, property rights generate inefficiency and heighten the initial disparity in life. Hence, Rossi's proposals in favour of an active presence of the state in the economy and for the adoption of structural reforms, not just in the economic sphere.

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  • Mario Tonveronachi, 2021. "Ernesto Rossi, economista di Giustizia e Liberta' (Ernesto Rossi, economist of Justice and Liberty)," Moneta e Credito, Economia civile, vol. 74(295), pages 191-211.
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    Ernesto Rossi; social liberalism; public policies; structural reforms;
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    • B31 - Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology - - History of Economic Thought: Individuals - - - Individuals
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
    • D6 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics
    • H5 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies

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