Italy and Albania (e-bog) af Alessandro Roselli, Roselli

Italy and Albania e-bog

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The first full and comprehensive examination of the turbulent financial and economic relationship between Italy and Albania in the twentieth century, which throws new light on Italian Fascist imperialism. &quote;Italy and Albania&quote; retraces the complicated foreign and economic strategy that led in 1939 to the &quote;union of the two crowns&quote; of Italy and Albania. Drawing on original r...
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Forfattere Alessandro Roselli, Roselli (forfatter)
Forlag I.B. Tauris
Udgivet 30 juni 2006
Længde 240 sider
Genrer 1DST
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780857713902
The first full and comprehensive examination of the turbulent financial and economic relationship between Italy and Albania in the twentieth century, which throws new light on Italian Fascist imperialism. "e;Italy and Albania"e; retraces the complicated foreign and economic strategy that led in 1939 to the "e;union of the two crowns"e; of Italy and Albania. Drawing on original research, Roselli shows how Italy's strategy towards Albania veered between the extremes of a minimum of economic penetration and a maximum of political interference. He shows how, from an Albanian perspective, King Zog's policy was an impossible balancing act between the conflicting interests of foreign powers. Often presented as a trophy of Fascist foreign policy, the Italian experience in Albania in the interwar period can be regarded as a major economic failure. The huge inflow of Italian capital to Albania - consisting almost entirely of government money - failed not only to set in motion a stable expansion of the Albanian economy but also to produce a return for Italy in terms of the exploitation of the country's natural resources or its trade with Albania.Contemporary observers were impressed by the strength of Albania's currency, its monetary regime based on the gold standard, and its strong balance of payments. But this was largely window dressing, behind which there was an extremely backward economy that siphoned resources out of Italy, without that country gaining any appreciable advantage. Seen in this light, the events of 1939 -the Italian occupation of Albania and the Union between the two countries - become the inevitable consequence of a state of economic affairs that was unacceptable to Fascist Italy. Italy's involvement in Albania did not end with the defeat of Fascism, as the long international controversy surrounding the gold of the Albanian Central Bank demonstrates. This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of the history of both countries and the make up of Europe today.