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The Italian welfare state in a European perspective : a comparative analysis /

This is the first English-language book to take a comparative look at the Italian welfare state as a whole since the 2008 economic crisis and will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers as well as students.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Ascoli, Ugo, 1949- (Editor ), Pavolini, Emmanuele (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol : Policy Press, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • Notes on contributors
  • Introduction
  • Main policy changes in the Italian welfare state over the past two decades
  • 'Everything needs to change, so everything can stay the same': the Italian welfare state facing new social risks
  • Two decades of pension reforms in Italy: shedding light on a series of mirror-images
  • Employment policy: segmentation, deregulation and reforms in the Italian labour market
  • Italian social assistance in the European context: residual innovation and uncertain futures
  • Care policies in Italy between a national frozen landscape and local dynamism
  • Healthcare: difficult paths of reform
  • School in contemporary Italy: structural features and current policies
  • Higher education, between conservatism and permanent reform
  • The tax system and welfare for families
  • Europe, austerity and inequalities in the Italian welfare state
  • The Europeanisation of the Italian welfare state: channels of influence and trends
  • How many Italian welfare states are there?
  • Fiscal austerity and income distribution in Italy
  • Conclusions
  • Index