Italian Regionalism: Between Unitary Traditions and Federal Processes

The object of this book is to describe the institutional modifications of the Italian form of state more than ten years after the review of Title V - Part II of the Italian Constitution - for an audience that goes well beyond the Italian national boundaries. The fifteen essays that make up the book discuss the birth and evolution of the Italian regionalism (including those regions with Special Statutes) as well as reforms of 1999-2001. A particular attention is devoted to the role of autonomy in defining regional statutes, regional forms of government, and regulatory and administrative powers. These are subjects on which there is by now an abundant body of constitutional case law, which is extensively referred to by the chapters. The role of the regions vis-à-vis the local bodies and vis-à-vis the European and international order is also discussed, as the right to negotiate with foreign powers has now been conferred on the regions. Lastly, the volume presents contributions on regional finance and on the new law on fiscal federalism, as well as on regional powers in the area of health and welfare.

The Regions and the Reforms: Issues Resolved and Problems Pending by Stelio Mangiameli. - A Short History of Regionalism in Italy Since the Republican Constitution. Italian Regionalism and its Evolution by Carlo Desideri. - Between Spain and Germany. The Historical Models of Italian Regionalism by Antonio D Atena. - Regional Geography by Chiara Cavallaro and Giorgio Sirilli. - The Special Regions and the Autonomous Provinces by Antonio Ferrara and Davide Scarpone. - Statutes and the Regional forms of Government by Nicola Viceconte. - Legislation by the Ordinary Statute Regions: Powers and Subjects by Aida Giulia Arabia. - The Administrative Structure of Italian Regions by Luca Castelli. - Regions and Local Authorities by Alessandro Gentilini. - Rules and procedures for the participation of Italian Regions in European Policy Making by Antonino Iacoviello. - The Regions and Their International Activities by Gabriella Saputelli. - Regional Finance in Italy. Past and Future by Enrico Buglione. - The Italian Health Care System and the Economics of the Right to Health by George France. - Social Care as a Workshop for Regional Welfare Policies by Giulia Maria Napolitano. - The Judicial Construction of Italian Regionalism by Laura Ronchetti.