When the growth rate of the economy decreases, two are the most recurrent affirmations in the 'narration' of this event: it was an exceptional event, caused by COVID, by inflation, by the war; and/or: it is a single case, a particular country, an exception. COVID, inflation, war are - obviously - adverse shocks that affect economic systems, negatively influencing the cycle; it is also (equally) true that Italy has not grown for at least twenty years, but if it is not just a single country that grows less and the time frame is not limited to a cycle, then the optimistic 'narratives' become insufficient and they risk being dominated by ideology.
Economic growth and Ideology
Maurizio Donato
2023-01-01
Abstract
When the growth rate of the economy decreases, two are the most recurrent affirmations in the 'narration' of this event: it was an exceptional event, caused by COVID, by inflation, by the war; and/or: it is a single case, a particular country, an exception. COVID, inflation, war are - obviously - adverse shocks that affect economic systems, negatively influencing the cycle; it is also (equally) true that Italy has not grown for at least twenty years, but if it is not just a single country that grows less and the time frame is not limited to a cycle, then the optimistic 'narratives' become insufficient and they risk being dominated by ideology.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
