Territorial Differences in the Italian 'Social Model'. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Colombo, Sabrina; Regini, Marino
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 50:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 20
• Page End: 34
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Welfare regimes -- Regional governments -- Territorial socio-economic differences; 福利体制 -- 区域政府 -- 地域的社会经济差异; Régimes de protection sociale -- Administrations régionales -- Différences socio-économiques territoriales; Sozialmodelle -- Regionalregierungen -- Territoriale sozioökonomische Unterschiede; Políticas del bienestar -- Gobiernos regional -- Diferencias socioeconómicas territoriales; H -- H7; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2013.879641
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

Abstract : Colombo S. and Regini M. Territorial differences in the Italian 'social model', Regional Studies . As elsewhere in Europe in the post-Second World War period the Italian political élites shared the belief that market economies should not be left entirely to the market, but rather follow some sort of 'social model'. However, while Italy did join Continental European countries in developing such an institutional arrangement, this was differently shaped in the different territorial areas of the country. This paper briefly sketches what is commonly regarded as the typical configuration of this social model and then describes how each of its features works differently in the different territorial contexts, finding a deep dividing line between the Centre–North and the South.