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The Italian Welfare State in a European PerspectiveA Comparative Analysis\nAuthor(s): Ugo Ascoli, Emmanuele Pavolini\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781447316886, 978-1447316886\nSynopsis\nThere is a need to understand the Italian welfare state, but as yet it has received little academic research attention. The Italian Welfare State in a European Perspective is the first book to explore the evolution of Italy's welfare state in the decades since the Trente Glorieuses [tel]. \n\nIt offers a rare overview and analysis of the Italian situation based on an in-depth study of the main social policy fields (including education, higher education and taxation policies), a detailed analysis of the connection between policies and their outputs/outcomes and a comparative perspective framing the Italian case within the European context. \n\nThis is the first English-language book to take a comparative look at the Italian we.