The deepening of our knowledge of the various forms of microcredit, as practised by the original Monti di Pietà institutions, particularly in Tuscany (in cities such as Arezzo, Florence, Pistoia and Prato), was motivated by the renewed vigour with which the issues underlying the creation of these institutions are being addressed today. According to the latest ISTAT report, poverty affects more than 14 million people in our country, accounting for around a quarter of the population. This has become a major problem that will require political decisions and a series of measures to be implemented in order to contain the phenomenon, which otherwise risks triggering profound social disintegration.
University of Florence, Italy - ORCID: 0000-0002-9112-3289
Book Title
«Considerato la pestifera voragine et pessimo verme dell’usura»
Book Subtitle
Tra teoria e prassi: alle origini dei Monti di Pietà di Arezzo, Firenze, Pistoia e Prato
Authors
Paola Pinelli
Peer Reviewed
Number of Pages
348
Publication Year
2025
Copyright Information
© 2025 Author(s)
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Publisher Name
Firenze University Press
DOI
10.36253/979-12-215-0754-6
ISBN Print
979-12-215-0753-9
eISBN (pdf)
979-12-215-0754-6
Series Title
Biblioteca di storia
Series ISSN
2464-9007
Series E-ISSN
2704-5986