Vol. 12 No. 24 (2022): Utopie quotidiane. Visioni, pratiche e soggetti
Open Essays and Researches

Per un idealtipo del capitalismo italiano. Forme di dualismo e forme di particolarismo

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  • Nicolò Bellanca
Nicolò Bellanca
Università degli studi di Firenze
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36253/cambio-12142

Published 2022-09-02

Keywords

  • Mancur Olson,
  • Collective Action,
  • Parallel Gamnes,
  • Italy,
  • Italian Capitalism,
  • Varieties of Capitalism
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How to Cite

Bellanca, N. (2022). Per un idealtipo del capitalismo italiano. Forme di dualismo e forme di particolarismo. Cambio. Rivista Sulle Trasformazioni Sociali, 12(24), 125–139. https://doi.org/10.36253/cambio-12142

Copyright (c) 2022 Nicolo' Bellanca

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Abstract

The root causes of the Italian decline lie in the distortions of collective action, which enhance the perverse behavior of both the elite and the people. The elites are “packs of wolves” that extract income and wealth to the detriment of society, shaping formal institutions. The people cultivate myriads of small special interests, operating as “swarms of locusts”, by circumventing and emptying formal institutions. The dualism of wolves and locusts derives from the many atavistic national dualisms and strengthens them.

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