Mussolini's industrial and agricultural aims 1922-1939
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- Mussolini's Industrial & Agricultural policy 1922-1939
- Industrial
- Protect Industry
- IRI
- Bought out industrial shares held by banks in order to protect industry but reorganising the business to continue production
- IMI
- also a method of control: Was made permenant in 1937
- By 1939 the IRI controlled 90% of shipbuilding, 40% of steel production and 20% of overall industry.
- set up in 1933
- Bought out industrial shares held by banks in order to protect industry but reorganising the business to continue production
- IMI
- IRI
- stimulate industry development
- Through state subsidies into steel and shipbuilding
- encourage the development of new industries e.g chemicals & electricity.
- Rearmament
- to prepare for war which would be necessary if autarky was achieved
- control industry
- through the use of the corporate state
- allowed Mussolini to have total control as he had a final say
- Corporations - who represented employers and workers only discussed issues but made no decisions
- weakened workers rights movements as TU's were no longer in existence.
- Corporations - who represented employers and workers only discussed issues but made no decisions
- allowed Mussolini to have total control as he had a final say
- through the use of the corporate state
- Protect Industry
- Agricultural
- Increase Grain production
- Battle for Grain 1925
- Mussolini was planning colonial expansion and Italy relied heavily on imported grain
- Aim was to achieve self sufficiency in grain and avoid reliance on imported foodstuffs.
- High Tariffs were applied on imported wheat
- Positive outcomes
- Negative outcomes
- Italian diet began to decline in quality
- This was at the expense of economic efficiency and other more profitable agricultural exports e.g. wine ad olive oil
- prices pard for grain rose drastically therefore reducing living standards
- Gov offered grants for machinery and fertilisers
- Gov provided training in effective methods to farmers
- High Tariffs were applied on imported wheat
- Aim was to achieve self sufficiency in grain and avoid reliance on imported foodstuffs.
- Mussolini was planning colonial expansion and Italy relied heavily on imported grain
- Battle for Land 1928
- Large areas of Italy were unsuitable for grain production
- The aims were to create more land for grain production and boost the rural economy by creating jobs
- methods included land reclamation schemes paid for by the government
- positive outcomes
- many schemes were successful e.g. 780 sq km in the Pontine Marshes
- new rural towns established provided a propaganda showcase
- employment and health received great benefit than agriculture
- negative outcomes
- only about 10,000 peasant families benefited from resettlement
- the main beneficiaries of gov subsidies were the large landowners
- positive outcomes
- methods included land reclamation schemes paid for by the government
- Battle for Grain 1925
- Increase Grain production
- Industrial
- Negative outcomes
- Italian diet began to decline in quality
- This was at the expense of economic efficiency and other more profitable agricultural exports e.g. wine ad olive oil
- prices pard for grain rose drastically therefore reducing living standards
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