Interpreting employment policy change in Italy since the 1990s: nature and dynamics

Stefano Sacchi and Patrik Vesan

No 228, Carlo Alberto Notebooks from Collegio Carlo Alberto

Abstract: This paper analyzes the evolution of employment policy in Italy, focusing on the period from the mid-1990s to the economic crisis started in 2008. Two aspects of the policy change process are taken into consideration: its nature and its dynamics. As regards the former, three dimensions - strategic, distributive and organizational - are singled out in order to analyze the specific employment policy reforms occurred in the period taken into account. A framework is then developed for the interpretation and explanation of the dynamics of change, based on causal sequences identified by the combination of politico-institutional factors, and a preliminary appraisal of the impact of reforms on the pre-existing institutional configuration is provided. The paper concludes focusing on the shortcomings of the reform process, and highlighting foreseeable directions of future change.

Keywords: employment policy; policy change; veto opportunities; unemployment benefits; active labour market policies; employment protection legislation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J08 J38 J65 J68 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2011
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