During the fascist period, some Italian intellectuals developed a distinctstyle of international theorizing, in which they suggested exporting corporativism, the socio-economic ideology of the Italian fascist state, to other parts of the world. In his presentation, Francesca Antonini will analyse this peculiar sort of internationalist thought, drawing particular attention to the theory of the diplomat Giuseppe de Michelis who suggested corporativism as a blueprint for international organizations ofglobal reach, designed to coordinate economic relations and to allocate resources.