中世纪晚期的意大利经济构型及对政治统一的负面影响

On Economic Structure of Italy and Its Negative Influences on the Political Unification of the Country during Late Middle Ages

意大利自公元774年就进入了一个长达1000多年的分裂时期,其政治上的长期分裂是特定历史条件下的产物。意大利经济的外向型特点和南北经济水平的差异导致了意大利政治结构的松散。经济活动的重点在国际市场,城市对国际市场的关心甚于国内市场,海外利益甚于国内利益。意大利既然无心于国内的经济活动也就不会产生建立国内统一市场的要求,进而没有形成实现政治统一的经济前提。因此,意大利的经济构成对意大利的统一运动造成了不可忽视的负面影响。

The split of Italian political situation during the Middle Ages was a logical result of its history. Italian economy during that time was export oriented. The level of productive force was different from area to area. The difference between north and south was especially distinct. All these caused the Italian political structure so loose, and made the way of unification not so smooth.