Traditionally at the margins of the political debate, minimum income protection has recently
become a key issue in Italian politics. After decades of social and political “neglect” letting …

The absence of a minimum income scheme was a key feature of the Southern European
Model. In the past 20 years, countries in this cluster have witnessed major changes in this …

This article explores the poverty phenomenon and anti-poverty policies in Italy, before and
after the COVID-19 pandemic. It aims to contribute to the mainstream literature on policy …

Italy was among the countries that were hit the hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic, which
laid bare pre-existing gaps in social protection provision. In such emergency situation, it …

THE WELFARE STATE• Over the last decades, means-tested benefits for workingage
individuals have gained more salience within the welfare state architecture of many …

In 2017, Italy's government introduced a minimum income scheme, the Reddito di Inclusione
(Income Inclusion Programme, REI). REI is a selective, means-tested and conditional …

The article describes the main aspects concerning the testings of different policy measures
aimed at fighting poverty implemented in Italy, starting from the introduction of the Minimum …

Despite the growth of the intertwining between politics and the third sector, the scientific
debate of the last decades seems to focus increasingly on the economic relevance of the …

Gli ultimi due anni sono stati caratterizzati da un rinnovato impegno dell'attore pubblico nel
campo della lotta alla povertà. Questo impegno ha portato l'Italia a dotarsi, per la prima …

Il capitolo si propone un duplice scopo. Il primo è (ri) partire dalla definizione del concetto di
“secondo welfare” per richiamarne gli elementi distintivi, l'evoluzione e il nesso con il …