Introduction / by Andrea Bonoldi and Andrea Leonardi
Institutional innovations and economic growth in Europe in the post-World War II era / by Vera Zamagni
Reconstruction paths in Europe between 1945-1970 : planned and market economies compared / by Peter Csillik and Tamas Tarjan
Reconstruction and resumption of development in the Yugoslav Republics after World War II / by Ivo Bićanić
Post-war recovery in the south of Italy : dishomogeneous development and regional differences / by Ezio Ritrovato
Occupation and economic development : eastern and western Austria in a comparative perspective / by Franz Mathis
Rural Spain during the Franco regime (1939-1975) / by Ernesto Clar and Fernando Collantes
A farewell to marginality : development paths in the Italian Alpine provinces since World War II / by Andrea Bonoldi
Marginal in strong areas : the "mediocredito regionale Lombardo" and the organisational structure of the medium-term corporate lending banks under the guidance of Giordano Dell'Amore / by Pietro Cafaro and Andrea Locatelli
Industrial credit and special banks in relaunching the Italian banking system after World War II / by Andrea Leonardi
Local credit and territorial development : general aspects and the Italian experience / by Silvio Goglio
On the boundary of Western Europe : the Marshall Plan and economic development in Bavaria / by Maximiliane Rieder
Mediocredito Trentino-Alto Adige and its role in promoting entrepreneurship in Trentino and South Tyrol (1954-1972) / by Cinzia Lorandini
Recovery and growth of Poland after World War II / by Aleksander Surdej
Concluding remarks / by Alberto Cova.