The present article is an introduction to the special issue of the PSL Quarterly Review organized by José Luis Oreiro (University of Brasília) and Giulio Guarini (Tuscia University) with a selection of the best articles presented in the IV International Workshop of the Structualist Development...

The purpose of the paper is to apply a definition of ‘progress’ of the Italian regions based on the relationship between economic development and civil development, according to the lesson of Classical authors. Firstly, we analyze the interaction between economic development and civil...

The purpose of our paper is to propose a definition of progress based on the relationship between economic development and civil development, according to the lesson of Classical authors, especially Adam Smith. Firstly, we analyze the interaction between economic development and civil...