Social sustainability and local authorities: What is the relationship between spending commitments and social issues?. (September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tafuro, Alessandra; De Matteis, Fabio; Preite, Daniela; Costa, Antonio; Mariella, Leonardo; Treviso, Giuliana
• Is Part Of: Socio-economic planning sciences. Number 67(2019)
• Page Start: 120
• Page End: 132
• Publication Date: 2019-09
• Subjects: Planning -- Periodicals; Economic policy -- Periodicals; Social policy -- Periodicals; Planification -- Périodiques; Politique économique -- Périodiques; Politique sociale -- Périodiques; ECONOMIC PLANNING; SOCIAL PLANNING; DECISION-MAKING; 361
• DOI: 10.1016/j.seps.2018.10.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0038-0121

Abstract

Highlights: We test if there is a relationship between the social expenses incurred by local authorities and their social issues. We analyse the social expenses of the Italian provincial capitals (n. 116) and some social indicators. We select the social indicators through interviews and statistical process. The relationship between the values is measured through Spearman's correlation coefficient. The local governments' financial commitment in social policies results "indifferent" to the real social needs.