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Use of DataThe Archivio Storico IRI preserves the institutional records of the Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale (IRI), a public holding company established in Italy on 23 January 1933 by the Fascist government to rescue failing banks and industrial enterprises during the Great Depression. Originally conceived as a temporary measure, IRI became a permanent state holding entity in 1937 and played a central role in Italy's postwar economic miracle, at its peak overseeing approximately 1,000 subsidiary companies with over 500,000 employees. IRI was dissolved in 2002 after a decade of gradual privatization. The historical archive was established to preserve the vast documentary heritage accumulated across IRI's nearly seven decades of activity.
The Archivio Storico IRI holds the institutional records of IRI from its foundation in 1933 through its dissolution in 2002. These documents chronicle the industrial and economic history of Italy across pivotal periods: the Fascist era, the Second World War, the postwar reconstruction, the economic boom of the 1950s and 1960s, and the era of privatization in the 1980s and 1990s.
Holdings encompass records of IRI's central administration as well as its major subsidiaries and sectoral holding companies, which operated in steel (FINSIDER), telecommunications (STET/RAI), shipping (FINMARE), banking, aerospace (FINMECCANICA), motorways, and food production. The archive provides essential primary sources for research into Italian business history, economic policy, and the role of state enterprise in postwar Europe.
The archive is hosted and made accessible through the Fintecna platform at archiviostoricoiri.it. Researchers interested in Italy's industrial and economic history can consult the archive's online resources and request in-person access.
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