The Italian Economy at the Dawn of the 21st Century

Abstract

Growth Patterns and Structural Features: Italy's first phase of post-war development - the role of aggregate demand, Massimo Di Matteo Comment, Hiroshi Yoshikawa The Italian economy after the Bretton Woods era (1971-2001), Alessandro Vercelli and Luciano Fiordoni The Italian labour market and production system - structural features and main developments, Carlo De Gregorio, Andrea de Panizza, Roberto Monducci and Leonello Tronti Comment, Kenichi Sakai. Aspects of a Dual Economy: Old and new dualisms in the Italian labour market, Roberto Schiattarella and Paolo Piacentini Comment, Sumi Iwamoto Development policies in the Italian Mezzogiorno - lessons from the past, Maurizio Franzini Rethinking development policies in Italy, Fabrizio Barca Evolution of production structure in the Italian regions, Carlo Andrea Bollino and Marcello Signorelli Comment, Micaela Notarangelo and Giovanni Russo. Corporate Governance and Industrial Organization: Continuity and change in Italian corporate governance - the institutional stability of one variety of capitalism, Ugo Pagano and Sandro Trento Production outsourcing in Italian manufacturing industry, Alessandro Innocenti Comment, Katsuhito Iwai Italian districts in the international economy, Rodolfo Helg Comment, Yoshiuki Okamoto Banking system and the dualistic development of the Italian economy, Cesare Imbriani Comment, Osamu Ito. Social Institutions and Networks: The fiscal decentralization and the autonomy of the local government, Carlo Filippini and Giampaolo Arachi Comment, Hiroko Kudo The Italian third sector - an overview at the beginning of the century, Marco De Marie and Stefano Cima Comment, Yousuke Mamiya The family and social networks in the socio-economic development of Italy, Andrea Toma Comment, Masao Kotani The Italian welfare system between the European unification and the globalization processes - a suggested interpretation, Paolo Calza Bini, Comment, Nobuhiro Hiwatari.