Social welfare in post-WWII Italy, between continuity and missed reforms. Annotations on a historical debate
This article reflects on the problem of the missed reforms of social welfare and the continuity in social assistance between the birth of the Italian Republic and the end of the 1950s. Through a critical dialogue with the most recent historiography, the essay examines key points in the political, institutional and technical debate of the age, and offers elements for the interpretation of their aspects still neglected by the existing historiography.