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Antonio Genovesi
Antonio Genovesi (1713–1769) was a Neapolitan philosopher and economist and a leading figure of the Italian Enlightenment. In 1754 he took up the chair of commerce and mechanics at the University of Naples, one of the first chairs of political economy in Europe. His Lessons on Commerce argued for agricultural improvement, freer trade and education as remedies for the backwardness of southern Italy.
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