A lesson from Pietro Leopoldo

Upon leaving Tuscany to become Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II left some notes (1790) that prove very interesting to today’s economist. They show how a holistic approach to the socio-economic characteristics of a region should always be considered, starting from a people’s spirit, or ‘representative...

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Main Author: Giacomo Becattini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Economia civile 2012-09-01
Series:PSL Quarterly Review
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Online Access:http://ojs.uniroma1.it/index.php/PSLQuarterlyReview/article/view/10156/10045
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description Upon leaving Tuscany to become Holy Roman Emperor, Leopold II left some notes (1790) that prove very interesting to today’s economist. They show how a holistic approach to the socio-economic characteristics of a region should always be considered, starting from a people’s spirit, or ‘representative character’. This article summarises Leopold’s notes and draws some implication for the modern study of urban and regional economics.
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people’s character
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title A lesson from Pietro Leopoldo
title_full A lesson from Pietro Leopoldo
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title_short A lesson from Pietro Leopoldo
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topic regional economics
people’s character
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Nicholas Georgescu Roegen
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