In the 1930s, a Pareto vogue emerged in the English-speaking world. In Italy, however, the Paretian episode was already well established, with many Italian economists investigating the relationship between economics and sociology based on Pareto's contributions. This is a study of the Paretian...

The purpose of this study is to establish the extent to which Borgatta's early fiscal sociology is consistent with, and different from, Vilfredo Pareto's critical views on fiscal theory. Particular emphasis is given to the treatment of the relationship between 'extra-economic' redistribution,...