The recent publication in Italy of several books on rural development policy and the commitment shown by many of the actors and institutions to its implementation contrast with the evidence of an administration showing scant propensity to dedicate efforts to targeting and selecting, integrating...

This paper offers an empirical analysis of the Network in EC rural development policies. Taking into account some of the elements of a network system, like accreditation of the framework, the competences involved and management flexibility, we focus on the experience of the Italian Rural...

This article takes its lead from the anniversary of the labour hire agreement signed between Italy and Germany in 1955. On the basis of this agreement, and of the subsequent choices in German migration policy, Italian emigration to Germany has remained essentially temporary, following a rotation...

The paper is a critical review of recent literature on institutions and development, from the perspective of whether the research findings offer useful recipes for development policy. It concludes by suggesting a Bayesian framework for diagnosing causes of low growth.