This essay describes one of the less-studied chapters in the career of the Italian agrarian economist Manlio Rossi-Doria (1905-1988), an expert known for his commitment to underdeveloped regions of southern Italy. After World War II, he seized the opportunities offered by transnational networks of specialized knowledge, promoted by the United States’ cultural and technical diplomacy efforts and the multilateral technical assistance program managed by the United Nations. The article reconstructs the itinerary leading to his appointment as an FAO consultant in Latin America, where he evaluated land tenure systems in 1952–53, with a focus on Mexico. During those years, the UN achieved a more pluralistic, redistributive vision of development. The main objective of the article is to understand how this intense episode in Rossi-Doria’s career and his progressive, reformist approach to rural development interfaced with FAO efforts.
Promoting a multilateral ‘revolution’ in rural development: Manlio Rossi-Doria from Southern Italy to Latin America
DE PROSPO M
2025-01-01
Abstract
This essay describes one of the less-studied chapters in the career of the Italian agrarian economist Manlio Rossi-Doria (1905-1988), an expert known for his commitment to underdeveloped regions of southern Italy. After World War II, he seized the opportunities offered by transnational networks of specialized knowledge, promoted by the United States’ cultural and technical diplomacy efforts and the multilateral technical assistance program managed by the United Nations. The article reconstructs the itinerary leading to his appointment as an FAO consultant in Latin America, where he evaluated land tenure systems in 1952–53, with a focus on Mexico. During those years, the UN achieved a more pluralistic, redistributive vision of development. The main objective of the article is to understand how this intense episode in Rossi-Doria’s career and his progressive, reformist approach to rural development interfaced with FAO efforts.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
