A Lesson in Humility, a Lesson for Our Times Alessandro Manzoni's The Betrothed.

In this article, the author explains that the great economist Luigi Einaudi recommended that ministers, general managers, commissars , prefects should purchase a copy of Alessandro Manzoni's novel "The Betrothed". Topics discussed include information on what extent the novel can be considered as having liberal message; information on Manzoni's liberalism which included a profound understanding of economics; and role of Manzoni's understanding of humanity in his understanding of economics.