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Abstract

Review article on two books published by the Banca d'Italia on the economist Ernesto Rossi and the development of his economic ideas during the 1930s while Rossi was a political prisoner due to his anti-fascist activities. The two books explore his collections of books, his activities as a translators of classics in economics and the preparation of his own essays on such topics as the European constitution, poverty and the welfare system.