The Italian Constitution was emended in 2001 to change the distribution of powers between national and regional governments. More spending and taxing powers are now assigned to regional governments. The provisions of the new Constitution are not sufficient to completely define a new system of...

The Italian university system has progressively evolved from a university for few to a mass university. Its productive structure has only partially adapted to such evolution: a growing supply is accompanied by a large number of dropouts. Traditionally, a state run university system requires all...