In questo contributo si analizza l’efficienza delle strutture periferiche del Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche sociali. Come altre amministrazioni centrali dello Stato, il Ministero del Lavoro e delle Politiche sociali presenta una struttura organizzativa articolata territorialmente in...

<em>Strategic planning, local development and policentrism: empirical evidence for Sicily </em> The aim of this paper is the analysis of metropolitan strategic planning in Sicily. Urban areas are becoming important units for territorial cohesion policy and strategic planning represents more and more an...

The education system in Italy is mainly public and highly centralised concerning both financial and regulatory aspects. However, there are significant disparities in school spending and students' performance across regions. The aim of the paper is to provide a first attempt for the Italian case...

<em>The Evaluation of Effectiveness of "Texas Isnstruments" Contratto di Programma: a Firm Level and Territorial Analysis Objectives</em>. The aim of this paper is the evaluation of a Contratto di Programma placed in Abruzzo and financed in 1989 with 1,62 billion lire of investment implying a cost for...