La protection sociale italienne et le système des partis dans les années 1980. Réformisme ou transformisme?

Italian social protection and the party system in the 1980s. Reformism or transformism? The Italian social protection system went through a major transition phase in the 1980s. Over the course of the decade, the welfare state construction process gave rise to several important achievements for the entire national health system. At the same time, owing to the national and international economic environment and the country’s complex political and institutional situation, the Italian welfare state was at the heart of substantial debate on the need for reform that would strike a balance between financial viability and efficient social protection. The article explores the confrontation between political powers relative to these themes, the difficulties involved in the implementation of numerous reform projects, and the concrete but limited achievements made.