Rescued by Europe? : Social and Labour Market Reforms in Italy from Maastricht to Berlusconi

Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables and Figures -- Introduction -- I Adjusting to Europe:a Learning Perspective -- 1 Deviant Italy chooses to adjust:the puzzle -- 2 Learning how to adjust: the analytical framework -- 3 Rescued by Europe? The argument in brief -- II The Scene in the 1970s:Light,Shadow and Thunder -- 1 The light: the rise of keynesian welfare -- 2 A 'guaranteed' labour market -- 3 The shadow: an internally flawed constellation -- 4 Five 'original sins' of welfare capitalism Italian-style -- 5 Polarized pluralism: the political roots of poor policy performance -- 6 Enter the external challenges: from miracles to thunderstorms -- III The Winding Road to Adjustment -- 1 The new European constraints -- 2 The contradictory 1980s: testing adjustment while accumulating a huge public debt -- 3 1992-2000: a Copernican revolution? -- 4 Italy's international economic profile: the recovery of the 1990s -- 5 Internationalisation and national employment: a multi-faceted Italy -- 6 Internationalisation and social policy -- IV The Cycle of Reform -- 1 A difficult path -- 2 The 1980s: the uncertain deregulation of the labour market -- 3 The chaotic restructuring of the welfare state -- 4 The 1990s: the 'new deal' of the labour market -- 5 The impact of the European Employment Strategy on domestic policy making -- 6 A sequence of reforms in the welfare state -- V Reforms as Outcomes of Institutional Learning -- 1 The vicious circle:spoils-sharing governments,inefficient bureaucracy and distributive policies -- 2 Towards the Second Republic: from vices to virtues? -- 3 Financial adjustment in the name of Europe: what should be done? -- 4 The political dilemmas of the 'Olive Tree' coalition -- 5 The return of concerted action in the 1990s -- VI Rescued,but Still Free to Harm Itself -- 1 A new virtuous circle:but how stable? -- 2 Enter Berlusconi.