Cosimo Perrotta is former Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of SalentoSalvatore Rizzello is Professor of Economics at the University of Salento.Claudia Sunna is Associate Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of Salento.

• 1. Origins of the economy as collective activity.- 2. Custom and path-dependence. Social capital as accumulation factor.- 3. The role of the state in economic development.- 4. Competition in Enlightenment economists.- 5. On the productiveness of welfare expenditures.- 6. Keynesian Policy Today: More Employment and More Human Capital.- 7. Investing in human capital.

Cosimo Perrotta is former Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of SalentoSalvatore Rizzello is Professor of Economics at the University of Salento.Claudia Sunna is Associate Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of Salento.

• 1. Origins of the economy as collective activity.- 2. Custom and path-dependence. Social capital as accumulation factor.- 3. The role of the state in economic development.- 4. Competition in Enlightenment economists.- 5. On the productiveness of welfare expenditures.- 6. Keynesian Policy Today: More Employment and More Human Capital.- 7. Investing in human capital.

Cosimo Perrotta is former Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of SalentoSalvatore Rizzello is Professor of Economics at the University of Salento.Claudia Sunna is Associate Professor of the History of Economic Thought at the University of Salento.

• 1. Origins of the economy as collective activity.- 2. Custom and path-dependence. Social capital as accumulation factor.- 3. The role of the state in economic development.- 4. Competition in Enlightenment economists.- 5. On the productiveness of welfare expenditures.- 6. Keynesian Policy Today: More Employment and More Human Capital.- 7. Investing in human capital.