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Title The Italian welfare state in a European perspective : a comparative analysis / edited by Ugo Ascoli and Emmanuele Pavolini
Published Bristol : Policy Press, 2015
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Contents 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
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 8, 2015)
Subject Welfare state -- Italy
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy
Welfare state
Italy
Genre/Form Aufsatzsammlung.
Form Electronic book
Author Ascoli, Ugo, 1949- editor.
Pavolini, Emmanuele, editor
ISBN 9781447316893
1447316894
9781447316886
1447316886