The Italian Economy in The First World War 1914-1918 (Successes and failures)

Abstract

This research deals with the Italian economy in the First World War, and discusses the most important policies that Italian governments dealt with the war economy, especially in the sectors of agriculture, industry and financial policy, the research hypothesis is: How can a fragile economy that lacks the basic ingredients to fight a modern war? In an attempt to answer this question through a systematic plan deals with  this research. Through studying this topic, we found that some economic sectors, especially industrial, witnessed a remarkable development during the war, while the agricultural sector witnessed great problems, as well as the absence of a fiscal policy that addresses the problems of the war and its effects, and these problems had a major role in the Italian political changes after 1922.