Pôle Sud · 2000 · 11 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPublic PolicyUrban PolicyUrban DevelopmentUrban PoliticsUrban Social PolicyEuropean Public PolicyPublic-private PartnershipsSocial ActionSocial InnovationUrban Political EconomyUrban Public PolicyCollective Action TheoryLocal Partnership DevelopmentMunicipal PartnershipsMunicipal Public-private PartnershipsPublic-private CollaborationPublic-private Welfare PartnershipsUrban Poverty PolicyUrban Poverty Reform
Partnerships emerged in Italy in the 1990s as a result of institutional reforms, European influence, financial pressure and the dynamic search for new models of public policies (or beyond, collective action) to combat poverty and long term unemployment. The paper traces the different strand of partnership, the diversity of experimentation and common trends among widely diversified local situations. The Urban programme in Napoli is used as a case-study to illustrate the innovation taking place in terms of public policies.