The Italian Welfare State in a European Perspective : : A Comparative Analysis / / ed. by Ugo Ascoli, Emmanuele Pavolini.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol University Press Complete eBook-Package 2015
• MitwirkendeR: Agostini, Chiara,; Albertini, Marco,; Ascoli, Ugo,; Baldini, Massimo,; Ballarino, Gabriele,; Guerra, Maria Cecilia,; Kazepov, Yuri,; Migliavacca, Mauro,; Natali, David,; Pavolini, Emmanuele,; Ranci, Costanzo,; Sacchi, Stefano,; Vesan, Patrik,; Vicarelli, Giovanna,
• HerausgeberIn: Ascoli, Ugo,; Pavolini, Emmanuele,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (388 p.) :; 30 Black and White

There is a need to understand the Italian welfare state, but as yet it has received little academic research attention. The Italian Welfare State in a European Perspective is the first book to explore the evolution of Italy's welfare state in the decades since the ‘Trente Glorieuses’ (1945–75). It offers a rare overview and analysis of the Italian situation based on an in-depth study of the main social policy fields (including education, higher education and taxation policies), a detailed analysis of the connection between policies and their outputs/outcomes and a comparative perspective framing the Italian case within the European context. 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, It will be a valuable resource for academics and researchers, as well as students.

Table of 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