The defining work of this period is his Trattato di Sociologia Generale (1916).
A central theme is Pareto's "definitive abandonment" of his 30-year commitment to liberal political activism. Vilfredo Pareto: An Intellectual Biography Volu...
He became cynical about the effectiveness of liberal reforms in Italy and Switzerland. The defining work of this period is his
The volume opens with Pareto’s move away from the "applied economics" that dominated his earlier years. Vilfredo Pareto: An Intellectual Biography Volu...