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The Italian Pension System: Development and Effects on Income Distribution and Poverty
Author(s) -
Franco Daniele,
Morcaldo Giancarlo
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
labour
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1467-9914
pISSN - 1121-7081
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9914.1990.tb00235.x
Subject(s) - poverty , pension system , distribution (mathematics) , pension , income distribution , economics , development economics , economic growth , inequality , finance , mathematical analysis , mathematics
This paper outlines the main features of the development of the Italian pensione system since the Second World War. It also analyses the present redistributive effects of the system and defines the role that supplementary funded plans could play. The former issue is tackled in the first part of the paper, the latter issues will be dealt with in the second part.