A Debate On The Role Of Government Policies On Italian Industrıalization

Abstract

Main goal of this article is to examine the dynamics of the process of late industrialization Italy. The most important debate about the industrialization of Italy is the role of government policies in industrialization process. In this context, this debate is one of the major context of our study. At the same time this article aims to prove that between the years 1896-1908 both in terms of internal dynamics and global scale Italy became an industrialized economy.

Keywords

• Alexander Gerschenkron, late industrialization, government policies

İtalya’da Endüstrileşme Sürecinde Devletin Rolü Üzerine Bir Tartışma

Abstract

Bu çalışma, endüstrileşme sürecine Sanayi Devrimi’ni yaşayan Batı Avrupa ülkelerine göre daha geç giren İtalya’nın bu sürece girmesini sağlayan dinamiklerin irdelenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Literatürde İtalya’nın endüstrileşmesi konusundaki en önemli tartışma, İtalya devletinin bu konuda bilinçli ve planlı politikalar izleyip izlemediğine ilişkindir. Bu tartışma, çalışmamızın önemli eksenlerinden birini oluşturmaktadır. Aynı zamanda bu çalışma İtalya’nın hem içsel dinamikler açısından hem de dünya ölçeğinde sanayileşen ülkelerle karşılaştırmalı olarak, 1896-1908 yılları arasında endüstrileşen bir ekonomi haline geldiğini göstermeyi amaçlamaktadır.

Keywords

• Alexander Gerschenkron, geç endüstrileşme, devlet politikaları

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