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The Italian coal shortage: the price of import and distribution, 1861–1911.

Authors :
Licio, Vania
Source :
Cliometrica; Sep2023, Vol. 17 Issue 3, p501-532, 32p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This paper estimates a measure of coal price for all NUTS3 Italian provinces between 1861 and 1911. Italy was a latecomer country and its late industrialization was characterized by the absence of coal in a time when the steam engine powered factory work. The new variable accounts for the main input factor of manufacturing production during that period in which the Italian economy registered a long-term growth of GDP and an increase in its industrial activity. The measure allows to speculate on the importance of coal for Italian industrialization and on the origins of the North–South divide. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
18632505
Volume :
17
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Cliometrica
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
170716114
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11698-022-00256-7