Th ese campaigns' resemblance to the endeavors of Blackett and Niemeyer on the British savings committee is striking. More than in Britain, however, the Italian economists were convinced that aft er the war the situation in their country had gotten completely out of hand. For all their core ineptitude, workers had actually gained economic and political power. It was clear that only a strong government could set things straight for capital accumulation. Here entered the Mussolini dictatorship.

Clara E. Mattei, The Capital Order, loc. 1168