E&M
2023/2
Contents
Editorial
DOSSIER. All the Faces of Poverty
The Entirely Italian “Poverty Regime”
Disadvantaged Stories as Inheritance
Youth and Work: A Crucial Issue
Educational Poverty Requires Strong Choices
Rethinking Italy’s Citizens’ Income
FOCUS 1. Do All Roads Lead to the PNRR?
The Territorial Allocation of Resources, between Good and Bad
Investments Require New Leadership in the Public Sector
Simplifying to Grow and Win the Race Against Time
The Challenge for Towns and Cities is to Invest in Real Projects
FOCUS 2. Good Governance Produces Growth (in Multiple Directions)
Positive Effects on Performance, Both Direct and Indirect
Compliance Issues are Relevant Factors for Strategic Decision-Making
The Epochal Challenges of the 2020s: Financial Intermediation
Growing to Preserve Italian Excellences: The Role of Investors
Sustainability
Digital Sustainability
Innovation and Marketing
Market Decisions in Phases of Uncertainty: The Case of the Metaverse
Disadvantaged Stories as Inheritance
The Caritas network is a privileged observatory on the complex world of poverty. Those who are assisted constitute a multidimensional group in terms of age, social background, cultural and occupational level. New and alarming situations of poverty are emerging, especially among minors, characterized by some common denominators that should not be underestimated: poverty is a phenomenon that tends to be passed down from one generation to another, and the first tool to invest in to favor social mobility is education.