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The fortieth edition of the Annual Report on the Italy’s social situation focuses on providing a detailed analysis of instances of economic recovery, on interpreting the socio-political dynamics that have been prevalent over recent months and on pinpointing the real processes of growth within Italian society. The report includes analyses of the following sectors: training, employment, welfare, health, local areas, networks, private businesses, security, citizenship, innovation, media and institutional communication.

The annual Report on Italy’s social situation by CENSIS Foundation once again interprets and analyses the most significant aspects of Italy’s socio-economic trends. The General Considerations, introducing this year’s Report, confirm the fragility of our socio-cultural structure and the multiplication of small or big fears. In the same breath, the original features of our system of coexistence help us to face the current crisis, meanwhile we catch a glimpse of the signs of a silently starting second metamorphosis.

The Report offers an analysis of the most significant socio-economic processes underway in Italy. It shows how Italian society, faced with the crisis, has once again adopted a traditional adaptive-reactive approach. The second chapter deals with some of the most interesting emerged trends, like the impoverishment of the public dimension... The third part deals with key aspects of Italian society: education, the labor market, the public welfare and health system, media and communications, security and citizenry...

The CENSIS Report interprets Italy’s most significant socio-economic dimensions at a difficult moment in the country’s history. After a discussion of how Italian society has turned out to be fragile, isolated, and lacking autonomy, the report addresses some of the main issued that emerged during 2011: what is left of the Italian model of development, the causes of the country’s economic stagnation, and how to revitalize its growth potential.