The current Water Abstraction License (WAL) regime in Italy is no longer flexible enough to cope with the challenges … economically most important in Italy. PRBD’s WAL regime includes a rigid and scattered WAL normative that hinders the performance … that can inform reform of water allocations in the PRBD and elsewhere in Italy and in Europe. …

to contribute to this line of inquiry through the case study of the implementation of the 1994 water reform in Italy in … European Court of Justice. -- regulatory reform ; public policy implementation ; Europeanization ; water sector ; Italy …