The Idea of State in the Italian Tradition of Public Finance

Download or read book The Idea of State in the Italian Tradition of Public Finance written by Amedeo Fossati and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper reviews some of the most representative Italian scholars, starting from De Viti de Marco and ending with Fasiani, conventionally considered the first and the last scholar of the Italian tradition. Their positions are discussed firstly in terms of the economic role they attributed to the State and, secondly, in terms of how they considered public goods and public needs. The paper then shows how their analysis depended on political, sociological and ethical assumptions about the State. Finally, it is argued that Italian tradition turned to alternative political and sociological approaches to the State.