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Frustrated Aspirations for Change
Uncertainty about the future of the government and strong anti-political sentiment dominated Italian politics in 2007. Following a government crisis in February, rooted in the question of Italy’s role in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Romano Prodi was able to re-establish his coalition, but in the spring it suffered a clear setback in local elections amidst a climate of growing unpopularity. Initial chapters in this volume analyse these events as well as some important initiatives aimed, in different ways, at containing public disaffection towards the political class: the establishment of the Democratic Party, the electoral referendum campaign, and Silvio Berlusconi’s announcement of the bi...
Recasting European Welfare States
Presents recent research on the recasting of European welfare states resulting from the European Forum on Welfare States held at the European University Institute in Florence during 1998-99. Offers comparative analysis of topical issues, and in-depth studies of changes in the major European countries. Analyzes the impact of retrenchment and reform, and adds to ongoing debates about policy convergence, trade-offs of innovation, cost savings, and equity. Ferrera teaches public policy and administration at the University of Pavia and directs the Center for Comparative Political Research at Bocconi University, Italy. Rhodes teaches European public policy at the European University Institute, Italy. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR
The Economics of an Ageing Population
In April 2000, the Japanese government's Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) initiated A Study on Sustainable Economic and Social Structure in the Twenty-first Century to complement the Millennium Project by focusing on aging and environmental problems in the foreseeable future. The series reports the Study's findings. Here contributors,
The Second Berlusconi Government
The contributors to this volume assess the second Berlusconi government & its policies.
Euro-Austerity and Welfare States
Weighing in on the euro-austerity debate, this book uses case studies from three countries to evaluate the distinctive politics of fiscal policy and welfare state reform during a key period in Europe.
Adjustment and Growth in the European Monetary Union
The Maastricht Treaty, signed in December 1991, set a timetable for the European Community's economic and monetary union (EMU) and clearly defined the institutional policy changes necessary for its achievement. Subsequent developments have demonstrated, however, the importance of many key issues in the transition to EMU that were largely neglected at the time. This volume reports the proceedings of a joint CEPR conference with the Banco de Portugal, held in January 1992. In these papers, leading international experts address the instability of the transition to EMU, the long-run implications of monetary union and the single market for growth and convergence in Europe. They also consider the prospects for inflation and fiscal convergence, regional policy and the integration of financial markets and fiscal systems. Attention focuses on adjustment mechanisms with differentiated shocks, region-specific business cycles and excessive industrial concentration and the cases for a two-speed EMU and fiscal federalism.
Markets, Money and Capital
Sir John Hicks was one of the leading economic theorists of the twentieth century, jointly winning the Nobel Prize for his work in 1972. This volume addresses Hicks's intellectual heritage and discusses how his ideas suggest a distinct approach to economic theory and policy making.
The Open Method of Co-ordination in Action
The contributors in this volume examine the practical operations, at national and subnational levels, of the European Employment and Social Inclusion Strategies, which are the most important examples of the Open Method of Co-ordination as a new instrument of EU governance.
Globalization, Institutions and Social Cohesion
The Department of Public Economics of the Rome University "La Sapienza", in keeping with its primary task of promoting research, not only inside the Department, but also through an exchange of ideas with scholars from Italian and foreign research institutions, periodically organizes conferences and meetings on the important topics of economic theory and policy. Economic globalization clearly belongs to this category. Just consider the widespread effects and consequences of globalization, the range of tools that its analysis requires as well as its impact on the welfare of the populations involved, and the new difficulties it brings about in terms of methods and results of public and regulato...
Managing Uncertainty
Chronology of Italian political events, 2009 / compiled by Rinaldo Vignati -- Introduction : managing uncertainty / Marco Giuliani and Erik Jones -- Berlusconi, sex, and the avoidance of a media scandal / Stephen Gundle -- The Partito Democratico : a troubled beginning / Chris Hanretty and Alex Wilson -- European elections in Italy and Europe / Enrico Calossi and Luciano Bardi -- The balance of the coalition / Elisabetta De Giorgi -- The G8 in Italy between politics and protest : a case of success? / Massimiliano Andretta and Nicola Chelotti -- Italian foreign policy and the Obama administration : between new opportunities and constraints / Emiliano Alessandri -- The same old film : the neve...
