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Since the union of Italy there has been a new interest in economic study, as with us after our war. SINCE THE UNION OF ITALY THERE HAS BEEN A NEW INTEREST IN ECONOMIC STUDY AS WITH US AFTER OUR WAR
s marked by J. R. McCulloch’s book, was one in which the old school had seemingly come to an end of its progress, from too close an adhesion to deductions from assumed premises. Mill’s great merit was that he began the movement to better adapt political economy to society as it actually existed; and the historical school will probably give a most desirable impetus to the same results, even though its exaggerated claims as to the true method(88) can not possibly be admitted. Italian writers have not received hitherto the attention they deserve. After 1830, besides Rossi, who went to France, there was Romagnosi, who dealt more with the relations of economics to other studies; Cattanes, who turned to rural questions and free trade (combating the German, List); Scialoja, at the University of Turin; and Francesco Ferrara, also at Turin from 1849 to 1858. The latter was a follower of Bastiat and Carey, as regards value and rent, and at the same time was a radical believer in _laissez-faire_. MARKED BY J R MC CULLOCK'S BOOK WAS ONE IN WHICH THE OLD SCHOOL HAD SEEMINGLY COME TO AN END OF ITS PROGRESS FROM TOO CLOSE AN ADHESION TO DEDUCTIONS FROM ASSUMED PREMISSES MILL'S GREAT MERIT WAS THAT HE BEGAN THE MOVEMENT TO BETTER ADAPT POLITICAL ECONOMY TO SOCIETY AS IT ACTUALLY EXISTED AND THE HISTORICAL SCHOOL WILL PROBABLY GIVE A MOST DESIRABLE IMPETUS TO THE SAME RESULT EVEN THOUGH ITS EXAGGERATED CLAIMS AS TO THE TRUE METHOD CANNOT POSSIBLY BE ADMITTED ITALIAN WRITERS HAVE NOT RECEIVED HITHERTO THE ATTENTION THEY DESERVE AFTER EIGHTEEN THIRTY BESIDES RASI WHO WENT TO FRANCE THERE WAS ROMAGNOSI WHO DEALT MORE WITH THE RELATIONS OF ECONOMICS TO OTHER STUDIES CATANUS WHO TURNED TO RURAL QUESTIONS IN FREE TRADE COMBATING THE GERMAN LEAST CHIELOCHA AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TURIN AND FRANCESCO FERRA ALSO IN TURN FROM EIGHTEEN FORTY NINE TO EIGHTEEN FIFTY EIGHT THE LATTER WAS A FOLLOWER OF BASTIA AND CAREY AS REGARDS VALUE AND RENT AND AT THE SAME TIME WAS A RADICAL BELIEVER IN LAZAY FAIR
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