Should a Christian Party Conceive Policies in Line with the Preferential Option for the Poor? Italian Historical Experience, 1946-1993

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ID2818554
AuthorsLuca Sandonà (0000-0002-9464-2471, Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente della Regione Emilia-Romagna), Stefano Solari (0000-0002-1206-3477, University of Padua, corresponding author)
Year2021
Volume80
Issue4
Pages1087-1108
Publication date2021-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Economics and Sociology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-9246 • E-ISSN: 1536-7150
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/ajes.12422
OpenAlexW3213327119
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited18

Italy was governed by one party from 1946 to 1993: the Christian Democrats (Democrazia Cristiana or DC). Initially, the DC Party adopted policies in the classical and conservative tradition to cope with poverty: agrarian reform, expansive fiscal policies, and social housing. After the Second Vatican Council, which led to growing acceptance of the "preferential option for the poor," a radical change emerged in the DC Party regarding some social-democratic policies: the party endorsed universal healthcare and social pensions and assistance. The fundamental idea was the "decommodification" of basic services. In these reforms, there were some good results as well as some failures. There were also difficulties with public finances

Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Expansive · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Sociology · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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