Il contesto politico del tardo mercantilismo francese e napoletano

Southern Italy's economy depended on both the English and the French productive systems, each oriented towards the processing of raw materials and the export of handicrafts. These economic powers balanced their roles in the economy of the Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily during the period of Spanish domination. After 1734, when the South of Italy became independent, its commercial rivalry towards France became evident: diplomatic and commercial relationships between the two governments were characterized by latent but constant contrasts, which deeply influenced the behavior of economic actors and the perspectives of the southern economy