Italy is one of the very few European countries that still lacks a minimum income measure against poverty. Following the constitutional reform of 2001, the Regions have had exclusive responsibility for social assistance policies. For this reason the last 15 years witnessed a variety of local initiatives. This short note discusses the programs recently launched by Lombardy, Apulia and the city of Leghorn. Available evidence points to highly heterogeneous measures – ranging from a well-structured policy in Apulia to an irrelevant set of provisions in Lombardy. Once again the lack of a national strategy against poverty shows the weakness of the Italian social assistance system.
Benassi, D. (2016). Lombardy Apulia Leghorn: Some comments on recent local minimum income measures against poverty [Lombardia, Puglia, Livorno: Alcune considerazioni sulle recenti iniziative locali in tema di reddito minimo contro la povertà]. POLITICHE SOCIALI, 3(1), 153-158 [10.7389/83124].
Lombardy Apulia Leghorn: Some comments on recent local minimum income measures against poverty [Lombardia, Puglia, Livorno: Alcune considerazioni sulle recenti iniziative locali in tema di reddito minimo contro la povertà]
BENASSI, DAVID AMERIGO
2016
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Italy is one of the very few European countries that still lacks a minimum income measure against poverty. Following the constitutional reform of 2001, the Regions have had exclusive responsibility for social assistance policies. For this reason the last 15 years witnessed a variety of local initiatives. This short note discusses the programs recently launched by Lombardy, Apulia and the city of Leghorn. Available evidence points to highly heterogeneous measures – ranging from a well-structured policy in Apulia to an irrelevant set of provisions in Lombardy. Once again the lack of a national strategy against poverty shows the weakness of the Italian social assistance system.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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