The national edition of the works of Luigi Einaudi provides an opportunity for a critical reassessment of the work of the great Piedmontese economist. From this perspective, my contribution aims to draw the reader’s attention to some lesser-known aspects related to the publication in 1908 of Einaudi’s masterpiece in economic historiography, namely La finanza sabauda all’apririsi del secolo XVIII e durante la guerra di successione spagnuola (from now on La Finanza Sabauda). The points I wish to focus on are essentially three: the political intentions that drive Einaudi in writing La Finanza Sabauda; the short lived success of the work; and what a peculiar text, such as La Finanza Sabauda, is able to convey to the contemporary reader regarding the relationship between history, finance, economics, and politics.
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