1st Edition

The Economy of Renaissance Italy

By Paolo Malanima Copyright 2022
208 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

208 Pages 43 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Drawing on a wide range of literature and adopting a macroeconomic approach, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the Italian economy during the Renaissance, focusing on the period between 1348, the year of the Black Death, and 1630. The Italian Renaissance played a crucial role in the formation of the modern world, with developments in culture, art, politics, philosophy, and... Read more

Introduction

1 Population and labour

2 Wealth and capital

3 Productivity and efficiency

4 Production and income

Biography

Paolo Malanima is an economic historian. He has been Director of the Institute of Studies on Mediterranean Societies (ISSM-CNR) in Naples, Italy, and Professor of Compared Economies and Development Economics in Magna Graecia University in Catanzaro, Italy. His main research interests span the long-term Italian economy and past and present energy consumption.