1904 in Italy


See also:
1903 in Italy,
other events of 1904,
1905 in Italy.
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Events from the year 1904 in Italy.

Kingdom of Italy

. During his second and third tenure as Prime Minister, Giovanni Giolitti courts the left and labour unions with social legislation, including subsidies for low-income housing, preferential government contracts for worker cooperatives, and old age and disability pensions. Economic expansion was secured by monetary stability, moderate protectionism and government support of production. Foreign trade doubled between 1900 and 1910, wages rose, and the general standard of living went up. Nevertheless, the period was also marked by a sharp increase in the frequency and duration of industrial action, with major labour strikes.

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