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The 19th century in the Lombard Alps: The unfulfilled promise of industrialization
Author(s) -
Mocarelli Luca,
Ongaro Giulio,
Tedeschi Paolo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of agrarian change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.63
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1471-0366
pISSN - 1471-0358
DOI - 10.1111/joac.12413
Subject(s) - industrialisation , late 19th century , order (exchange) , economic geography , development economics , period (music) , geography , economics , market economy , physics , finance , acoustics
The article aims to contribute to the discussion on the causes and the trajectories of the process of industrialization and economic development between the 18th and the 19th centuries. Focusing on the case study of the Lombard Alpine area, it will test the usefulness of the concept of uneven and combined development (UCD) in order to better understand the process of economic growth. The Alpine case study is particularly interesting because, in some Lombard Valleys, it involves a shift from a very advanced economy in the Early Modern period to a demographic and economic collapse from the mid‐19th century onward, when in contrast, other mountain territories in the Italian area were moving towards industrialization.