Economics of education is a relatively recent discipline which in Italy has a limited role in the matter of teaching both at academic and high school levels. Such a situation clearly clashes with the outstanding role of knowledge and ability peculiar to professional work in modern economic...

This study aims to achieve some originality about the link between land use for both residential and productive purposes and the role played by some specific local taxes related to the territory, including the urbanization costs. More specifically, in the paper a methodological approach,...

Austerity Fiscal policies versus Development policies in Italy and European Union The debate on economic policy issues underway in Italy and EU shows two different stances: on one hand a support to restrictive budgetary policy, aimed at achieving the balance of government finance, as required by...

The evolution socio-demographics of the province of Ferrara in the 150 years since the Unification of Italy. Among the many initiatives developed during the 150 years of the Unification of Italy also included a survey conducted, in collaboration with a small group of students (or undergraduates)...

COMPATIBILITY BETWEEN THE OBJECTIVES OF GROWTH AND OF COHESION IN THE E.U. POLICIES The main objective pursued by European Union through the Europe 2020 Strategy is the smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of its Member Countries, whereas social cohesion is one of the three objectives set by...

THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITIES IN ARGENTINA AND THE FOCEM. WHAT ARE THE PROSPECTS FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE EU COHESION FUND? Comparing the economical integration processes that have been started since few decades in South America with what has been realized in Europe, it is evident a strong...

This contribution aims to present the main results of a preliminary survey carried out on relevant socio-economic disparities that exist among the Provincial Administrations and/or geographic regions of Argentina, using several indicators to conduct a descriptive statistic analysis on the...

In the Treaty of Lisbon it is established that the European Union pursues the goal of the economic, social and territorial cohesion. In this way a new concept has been introduced both in the political-institutional and scientific debate - exactly the one of the territorial cohesion - on which...

In this paper it has been analysed whether and how the Agency for Territorial Cohesion, just recently established and intended to replace the Department for Development and Cohesion Policies, can fit in the complex system of multilevel governance envisaged as per the Community rules for the...

This paper pursues a twofold objective: at first, make some critical considerations, albeit in a substantially consistent overall vision, on some contributions presented in two recent studies by AISRe (Associazione italiana di Scienze Regionali); secondly, develop from these considerations a...