The Reform of the Italian Labor Market over the Past Ten Years: A Process of Liberalization?

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. The Recent Labour Market Reforms in Italy: A Brief Historical Overview. – 2. The Innovations Introduced by the Treu Measures and the Biagi Reform of the Labour Market. – 3. The Ambiguous Nature of the Expression “Liberalisation Policies” in Labour Market Regulation. – 4. Deregulation, Reregulation, Decentralisation. – 4.1. The Organisation and Regulation of the Labour Market and Support for Bilateralism. – 4.2. Outsourcing and the Recourse to External Labour Markets. – 4.3. Human capital, Flexibility in Employment Contracts, Organisational Innovation and the Power of the Employer. – 5. Prospects for the Future.