Recently, social movements in Latin America have affirmed the 'buen vivir' development paradigm that pursues the social and solidarity economy model in reaction to mainstream development strategies. In this paper we explore the features of the social economy that has emerged from the social...

<title>Abstract</title> This paper examines the role of social enterprise in relation to the specific features of the Italian socio-economic context. It argues that in this case it is appropriate to discuss the concept of social enterprise within the theoretical framework of human development and Amartya Sen's...

<i> Capitale sociale e sviluppo economico: un’analisi empirica per le province italiane </i> (di Margherita Scarlato) - ABSTRACT: This work provides some evidence for the Italian regions that social capital, under a broad definition, can have a positive impact on development outcomes. Our empirical...

<i> Settore sommerso e politiche di emersione: un approccio stocastico </i> (di Marisa Cenci e Margherita Scarlato) - ABSTARCT: The aim of this paper is to analyse the role of uncertainty in shaping the behavior of firms in the underground economy. Following the "option value" approach, we present a...

<em>A Note on Growth and Development </em> (by Margherita Scarlato) - ABSTRACT: This short paper was provoked by the book Growth and Economic Development: Essays in Honour of A.P. Thirlwall. We critically survey the most prominent theories of development economics. We start discussing the heritage of the...

In this paper a stochastic model is used to analyse the matching process between skills demand and supply in a segmented labor market. We find the steady state solution of the dynamic system and we address the issue of the necessary conditions for the existence of a steady state and for the...

The aim of this paper is to contribute with a new perspective to the long-standing debate on regional gaps in Italy. We first discuss the evolution of the drivers of growth for the Italian economy in the broad international context. Secondly, we analyse the implications for the different italian...

This paper deals with the role of social enterprises in the new development policy for the southern italian regions, the so-called Mezzogiorno of Italy. First, we investigate the quantitative and qualititive relevant aspects of social enterprises in Italy. Secondly, we use the framework of the...