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This paper outlines the evolution of the regulatory framework for the supply of local public utilities, social and health services since the early nineties. That framework is rendered complex by frequent legislative reforms, the overlap of general rules and specific rules for some services, and...
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This paper provides a survey of a number of studies conducted in recent years, above all at the Bank of Italy, aiming … at assessing the quality and the efficiency of public services in Italy. We consider services provided by the central … disposal, water and gas supply, and childcare). The analysis shows in general that Italy lags behind noticeably compared with …
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One of the objectives of the reforms and liberalization of the last 15 years in local public services was to reduce the traditional fragmentation of production. This was to be achieved through restructuring that reduced inefficiencies and made it more possible to exploit economies of scale,...
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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...
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The paper summarizes the framework used in a research project on local public services carried out by Bank of Italy …
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The paper compares the quality of Italian Medical schools’ freshmen on the basis of the scores obtained in the locally conducted entry exams which are using a common national test frame. The test is quite selective (partly because of the reduced size of the intake yearly allowed): winners are...
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This paper evaluates the extent of internationalisation of production between 1995 and 2006 for Italy and Germany. The … growth resumed at a fast pace, especially in Italy. This seems to suggest a change in strategies and a reorganisation of …
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individual level. With respect to the main European countries, in Italy the jobless household rate is lower because of the larger …
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, benefiting the implementation of infrastructure projects. In Italy, project financing is still much more limited than in such …
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The Economy of the Italian Regions in the year 2005 analyzes the evolution of production, labour market, financial aggregates and regional public finances in the four main Italian territorial areas. Topics analyzed focus on structural change in the Italian economy; trends in Mezzogiorno's...
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