Investments are the gamble on the future of a community. Their benefits span over the present. They stimulate aggregate demand. They have positive effects on expectations as well as spin-offs in terms of knowledge and innovation. Their benefits also project into the future adding productive...

Topics: - Governance of the public system and impact of managerial culture on the efficiency of expenditures for health care - Organizational models enhancing an effective integration in the health- and social- care sectors - Development of effective data gathering, measurement and assessment...

Proposals for sessions or submissions of papers concerning any aspect of the history of economic thought are welcome. The special theme of the conference is "Economic development and social cohesion: converging goals?".