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1. Rising to the Populist Challenge: Social Security prescriptions for the Italian Welfare State
(Davide Orsitto/Essay)

... social security data from 1980 to 2015 for Italy’s pensions, unemployment and sickness benefits. The results are plotted against key watershed reforms of the Italian Welfare State and confirm a decrease ...

2. The emergence of New Economic Governance and its impact on Services of General Economic Interest
(Marta Legnaioli/Essay)

... in Italy and Portugal and the evolution of several indicators, such as unemployment rates and the percentage of citizens at risk of poverty.The analysis demonstrates that measures adopted in the field ...

3. Refocusing Europe on growth and employment: the citizens’ initiative for an extraordinary European plan
(Paolo Ponzano/Editorial)

... a solidarity fund to reduce unemployment, in particular youth unemployment which has reached unacceptable levels in most European Union countries.  ...