In lode del profitto e altri scritti

Undoubtedly, Luigi Einaudi is among the most prestigious figures in the Italian cultural scene of the 20th century. Distinguished economist, eminent statesman, influential columnist of the foremost Italian newspapers, is usually offered as an example of integrity, competence and moral strictness. At the same time, however, he shares the sad fate of Italian (classical) liberals: much quoted, little read and widely misunderstood.
The essays, writings and speeches collected in this anthology aim to invert this trend, in the attempt of highlighting the less-known facets of his thought. They aim, in sort, to present the (deliberately) forgotten Einaudi: a free-marketer, an anti-keynesian economist, a defender of private savings and an enemy of collectivism.