Set up by the Italian central government and implemented in the areas of the country that are lagging behind, Obiettivi di Servizio is an innovative scheme designed to encourage local authorities to reach given targets for public service provision in the areas of education, childcare and elderly...

Italian Abstract:Il lavoro analizza le principali tendenze e le caratteristiche strutturali del settore del turismo in Italia, a cui sono riconducibili oltre il 5 per cento del PIL e oltre il 6 per cento dell’occupazione del Paese. Si mostra come negli anni più recenti il sistema turistico...

In the last decade the Italian economy has underperformed compared both with the previous decades and with the main European countries. It is widely acknowledged that this evolution reflects unresolved structural problems, which have become more urgent in view of the major changes in the world...