Tancredi Buscemi
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1629653 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Tancredi Buscemi |
| PRENOMES | Tancredi |
| SOBRENOME | Buscemi |
| ASSINATURA | BUSCEMI T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Siena |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-1098-5225 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 1 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
The political economy of regional development
Devolution of authority over public investments can lead to agency problems and trigger tactical redistribution between different tiers of government. We test this hypothesis in the context of the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno: a massive development programme for Southern Italy (1950-1984). By 1971, the authority over funds allocation was transferred from a centralised committee to the newborn regional governments. We combine unique historical data on…
No revenge of the places that don't matter? Evidence from Italy’s Cassa per il Mezzogiorno
This study examines the impact of the decentralisation of a large regional development programme for Southern Italy, the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno, through the lens of the passive modernisation hypothesis (Felice and Vasta, Eur Rev Econ Hist 19(1):44–66, 2015). It focuses on the role of local institutions in exacerbating regional inequalities and hindering Southern economic growth. This paper tests the hypothesis that the devolution of the public …
From the little divergence to the little divide
This paper challenges the commonly held belief that Southern Italy was a homogeneous, backwards region by reconstructing real wages in the kingdom of Sicily over three centuries. The findings suggest more than one divide in pre-unitarian regions, with Sicilian living standards being structurally higher than the Italian average. This study has important implications for traditional debates in European and Italian economic history, such as the timi…
From the little divergence to the little divide
This paper challenges the commonly held belief that Southern Italy was a homogeneous, backwards region by reconstructing real wages in the kingdom of Sicily over three centuries. The findings suggest more than one divide in pre-unitarian regions, with Sicilian living standards being structurally higher than the Italian average. This study has important implications for traditional debates in European and Italian economic history, such as the timi…
From the little divergence to the little divide
This paper challenges the commonly held belief that Southern Italy was a homogeneous, backwards region by reconstructing real wages in the kingdom of Sicily over three centuries. The findings suggest more than one divide in pre-unitarian regions, with Sicilian living standards being structurally higher than the Italian average. This study has important implications for traditional debates in European and Italian economic history, such as the timi…
The political economy of regional development
Devolution of authority over public investments can lead to agency problems and trigger tactical redistribution between different tiers of government. We test this hypothesis in the context of the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno: a massive development programme for Southern Italy (1950-1984). By 1971, the authority over funds allocation was transferred from a centralised committee to the newborn regional governments. We combine unique historical data on…
No revenge of the places that don't matter? Evidence from Italy’s Cassa per il Mezzogiorno
This study examines the impact of the decentralisation of a large regional development programme for Southern Italy, the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno, through the lens of the passive modernisation hypothesis (Felice and Vasta, Eur Rev Econ Hist 19(1):44–66, 2015). It focuses on the role of local institutions in exacerbating regional inequalities and hindering Southern economic growth. This paper tests the hypothesis that the devolution of the public …
Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues (3 obras) · Development economics (2 obras) · Economics (2 obras) · Economy (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Ancient history (1 obras) · Culture, Economy, and Development Studies (1 obras) · Demographic economics (1 obras) · Divergence (linguistics) (1 obras) · Economic geography (1 obras)