Problemi dell'agricoltura italiana:I- L'agricoltura nell'economia nazionale. (Agriculture in the Italian national economy)

Abstract

In recent years important structural changes have occurred in the countries of Western Europe with the secondary and tertiary sectors having expanded far more rapidly than the agriculture sector. Moreover, while the productivity per worker in agriculture has increased, income per worker has lagged behind other sectors and agricultural prices have risen less than non-agricultural products and services. The present work analyses the developments in agriculture that have occurred in Italy, which show particular features and characteristics. The survey is divided into two periods, 1861-1950 and 1950 onwards.

JEL: N53, N54, O13