Rob over at Wind Rose Hotel (link in sidebar under Italy blogs) was kind enough to provide the link to one of Ferdinando Galiani's works titled Dialogues sur le commerce des blés, (1769). Don't let the title fool you, it's a most engaging dialog between Le Marquis de Roquemaure and Le Chevalier de Zanobi discussing what caused the famine in Rome at that time.
I've only read the first 25 pages but I do like the reasoning and logic of the writer.
As I wrote in my comment to Rob: It's interesting to note the discussion about Rome and the mention of Naples. The 18th century wasn't kind to Italy but it did belong to France. I also like the line of thinking about the misapplication of experiences to solve modern problems.
Yes, the book is in French. If you can translate it do so. It's a good read.
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