Felice Guarneri

Felice Guarneri
Minister for Exchanges and Currencies
In office
1937–1939
Prime MinisterBenito Mussolini
Personal details
Born6 January 1882
Pozzaglio, Kingdom of Italy
Died3 April 1955(1955-04-03) (aged 73)
Rome, Italy
Political partyNational Fascist Party
Occupation
  • Academic
  • Economist

Felice Guarneri (1882–1955) was an Italian economist and politician who served in the cabinet led by Benito Mussolini as the minister for exchanges and currencies between 1937 and 1939.

Biography

Guarneri was born in Pozzaglio on 6 January 1882.[1] He was the professor of economic policy at the University of Genoa from 1909 to 1914.[2] Then he was appointed secretary general of the Union of Chambers of Commerce.[2] In 1920, he was named as the general secretariat of the association of Italian joint-stock companies and later, became its general manager.[2] At the beginning of the 1930s Guarneri was the editor-in-chief of a scholarly journal entitled Rivista di politica economica which supported corporatism.[3] In 1935, he served as the superintendent for exchanges and currencies institution.[1] Next he was appointed its undersecretary and named as the minister for exchanges and currencies which he held between 1937 and 1939.[1] From 1940 to 1944 he was the president of the Banco di Roma.[1]

Guarneri died in Rome on 3 April 1955.[1]

Views and work

Guarneri was a supporter of Fascism, Catholicism, modernity and social conservatism.[4] He published several book on the Italian economy.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Guarneri, Felice (in Italian). Enciclopedia Italiana. 1961. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Paul H. Lewis (2002). Latin Fascist Elites: The Mussolini, Franco, and Salazar Regimes: The Mussolini, Franco, and Salazar Regimes. Westport, CT: Praeger. p. 45. ISBN 978-0-313-01334-8.
  3. ^ Fabio Masini (2012). "The reception of Lionel Robbins in Italy". The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought. 19 (2): 254. doi:10.1080/09672567.2010.487289. S2CID 143914909.
  4. ^ Mariuccia Salvati (2006). "The Long History of Corporatism in Italy: A Question of Culture or Economics?". Contemporary European History. 15 (2): 236. doi:10.1017/S0960777306003213. S2CID 153932231.