The Italian Welfare State in a European Perspective: A Comparative Analysis
Editat de Ugo Ascoli, Emmanuele Pavolinien Limba Engleză Hardback – 6 mai 2015
In the Trente Glorieuses era of economic prosperity that followed World War II, Italy grew into one of Europe’s—and, indeed, the world’s—largest economies. While the more tumultuous decades since have resulted in the rise of the Italian welfare state, Italy remains a globally important economic player and important social policy indicator, but as of yet it has received little academic research attention. This is the first English-language book to explore the evolution of the Italian welfare state, with a particular emphasis on how it has changed since the 2008 economic crisis. Drawing on a variety of social policies—including pension, schooling, higher education, healthcare, and taxation policies—this collection both offers a broad overview of the Italian situation, featuring detailed analysis of the connections between particular policies and their outcomes, and a comparative approach that frames the Italian case within a larger European context.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781447316886
ISBN-10: 1447316886
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 52 tables, 26 figures
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: Bristol University Press
Colecția Policy Press
ISBN-10: 1447316886
Pagini: 272
Ilustrații: 52 tables, 26 figures
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.73 kg
Editura: Bristol University Press
Colecția Policy Press
Notă biografică
Ugo Ascoli is professor of economic sociology and social policy at Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy. He is coeditor of Dilemmas of the Welfare Mix: The New Structure of Welfare in an Era of Privatization. Emmanuele Pavolini is associate professor of economic sociology at the University of Macerata, Italy. He is coeditor of Reforms in Long-Term Care Policies in Europe: Investigating Institutional Change and Social Impacts and Health Care Systems in Europe under Austerity: Institutional Reforms and Performance.
Cuprins
Part 1: Pension policy in Italy
Employment policy change in Italy
Social assistance in Italy in a comparative perspective
Social care in Italy in a comparative perspective
Health care policy change in Italy
School policies
Higher education policies
Taxation policies and the welfare state
Part 2: Social inequalities between “new” and “old”
Social risks and missing policy responses
Italy: A two welfare regimes welfare state?
The economic crisis, the austerity plans and the welfare state: what has been the impact on social inequalities?
Conclusions
Employment policy change in Italy
Social assistance in Italy in a comparative perspective
Social care in Italy in a comparative perspective
Health care policy change in Italy
School policies
Higher education policies
Taxation policies and the welfare state
Part 2: Social inequalities between “new” and “old”
Social risks and missing policy responses
Italy: A two welfare regimes welfare state?
The economic crisis, the austerity plans and the welfare state: what has been the impact on social inequalities?
Conclusions
Recenzii
“A thorough analysis of the trajectory of the Italian welfare state and its comparative situation, and a salient contribution to the current debate on the future prospects of social protection within the whole EU and the Eurozone.”
“Written by the best Italian scholars in the field, this outstanding and analytically rigorous book examines the multi-level dynamics of change in Italy's welfare state during the last decades.”
“This volume is a comprehensive, innovative, and recommended read for all scholars interested in understanding the backgrounds of the Italian welfare state and its specificity in an international perspective.”