Draft:Lombard pre-unitarian industry

Lombard pre-unitarian industry refers to the characteristics and development of industry in the Lombard provinces from its founding to the Unification of Italy. Industry in Lombardy was born and developed from the early 19th century largely on private initiative, as opposed to elsewhere where industry was encouraged by the various governments through direct intervention or massive state orders. This feature, together with the lack of a favorable customs and industrial policy under the dependencies of the Austrian Empire, on which Lombardy depended, allowed local industry to strengthen over the years until it led Italian industrial development with the Unification of Italy.[1]

  1. ^ Castronovo (1980, pp. 20–21).