Italian economists equated strong government with authoritarian repression to protect markets.
Evidence
In this heated moment, a technocratic government was necessary to advance the agenda of hard austerity. It was, however, not entirely suffi cient. Th e Italian government had to be strong, too. And by strong, the Italian economists did not mean a government with economic leverage; they envisioned an authoritarian, “law and order” government, one that would never hesitate to use repression against the population in order to protect the market economy and its natural laws (Pantaleoni 1922, 47– 48). — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1181
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the core thesis that austerity is a class project requiring state coercion — resonates with the reader’s broader project on austerity as a class weapon. — connects to: Fascist Italy gave economists the rare chance to enforce their models on society — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 1303; Neoliberal reforms pushed states toward authoritarian repression to enforce unpopular policies — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market: Human Rights…, 452; Fascist Italy and liberal Britain both paired market coercion with state repression of labor — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order: How Economists…, 1519 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Fascist Italy gave economists the rare chance to enforce their models on society
#expands(0.85) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1303 - Neoliberal reforms pushed states toward authoritarian repression to enforce unpopular policies
#corroborates(0.80) — Jessica Whyte, The Morals of the Market, 452 - Fascist Italy and liberal Britain both paired market coercion with state repression of labor
#complicates(0.75) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1519 - Austerity economists framed state restraint as protecting productive citizens.
#complicates(0.70) — Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, 1710