Poverty in Italy: Features and Drivers in a European Perspective

Three experienced Italian sociologists explore the structural and cultural dimensions of poverty in their country. Comparing Italy's regime with other European countries, they consider the interplay of conditions in the labour market, the family and welfare arrangements as causes of poverty. Th...

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Hauptverfasser: Saraceno, Chiara 1941- (VerfasserIn), Benassi, David 1967- (VerfasserIn), Morlicchio, Enrica (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Bristol Policy Press 2020
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Zusammenfassung:Three experienced Italian sociologists explore the structural and cultural dimensions of poverty in their country. Comparing Italy's regime with other European countries, they consider the interplay of conditions in the labour market, the family and welfare arrangements as causes of poverty. This in-depth analysis explores how forced familialism, unbalanced gender arrangements, territorial cleavages and sluggish growth have rendered Italy vulnerable to financial crisis. As old risks of poverty have worsened, new risks have emerged and children, the working poor and migrants have become the 'new poor'. Combining theoretical and empirical tools, this is a topical fresh take on the understanding of poverty in Italy that is even more crucial considering the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Front cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures, tables and maps -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- 1. A regime approach -- 2. Poverty regimes and the Great Recession -- 3. The historical roots of the Italian poverty regime -- 4. Long-term trends since the early 1990s -- 5. Working-poor, children and migrants: Italy's 'new poor' -- 6. Urban poverty in Italy -- 7. A late and uncertain comer in developing anti-poverty policies -- 8. Continuities and changes in the Italian poverty regime -- Afterword: The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic -- Notes -- References
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 196 Seiten)
ISBN:9781447352228
DOI:10.46692/9781447352228