Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS xi
4. TABLES xvii
5. PART ONE: THE ITALIAN MIRACLE
6. CHAPTER I. THE POSTWAR ECONOMY OF ITALY IN PERSPECTIVE 3
7. CHAPTER II. INFLATION AND MONETARY POLICY, 1945–1949 15
8. CHAPTER III. THE LONG BOOM, 1948–1961: OUTPUT, PRICES, AND INCOME 44
9. CHAPTER IV. THE LONG BOOM, 1948–1961: THE FOREIGN BALANCE AND MONEY SUPPLY 74
10. PART TWO: THE LABOR MARKET
11. CHAPTER V. POPULATION AND THE LABOR MARKET 107
12. CHAPTER VI. THE LABOR FORCE: ITS GROWTH AND USES 129
13. CHAPTER VII. THE PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT 151
14. CHAPTER VIII. WAGE AND SOCIAL SECURITY POLICY 189
15. CHAPTER IX. POSTWAR MOVEMENTS IN WAGES 221
16. PART THREE: DIVERSITIES OF STRUCTURE
17. CHAPTER X. EVIDENCE OF THE DUAL CHARACTER OF THE ITALIAN ECONOMY 253
18. CHAPTER XI. GEOGRAPHIC DUALISM: THE PROBLEM OF SOUTH ITALY 272
19. CHAPTER XII. LONG-RUN FORCES OBSTRUCTING THE EMERGENCE OF A UNIFIED INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY 303
20. CHAPTER XIII. TECHNOLOGICAL RESTRAINTS: DID THEY DELAY ECONOMIC UNIFICATION? 327
21. CHAPTER XIV. MARKET IMPERFECTIONS AS A FACTOR IN DELAYED ECONOMIC UNIFICATION 344
22. CHAPTER XV. ACHIEVEMENTS, PROBLEMS, AND PROSPECTS 381
23. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY NOTES INDEX
24. SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 417
25. NOTES 427
26. INDEX 465