Journal of
Italian
Banking
Association
year 100
Italian
Banking
Association
year 100
Archive » Italy and the banks’ role from 1861 to 2011
Italy and the banks’ role from 1861 to 2011
Salvatore La FrancescaJanuary 2012 - n°1
Jel codes: G21, N23, N24
The Italian economic culture over the last 150 years has considered banks not merely as financial intermediaries, but as a key factor of economic development in which, thanks to their professional reliability, they have given a fundamental contribution to real growth.