The principle of intergenerational justice is much more common in the environmental sector, but it is becoming less unusual to consider it in a social and political context. The last economic crisis has significantly increased inequality among and across generations. In several EU countries, the number of NEETs raised dramatically after the recession. Moving from the Italian case, the paper focuses on the policies recently implemented to tackle the problem. Evidence shows that solutions exclusively focused on the labour market are not sufficient to activate a full social inclusion. Hence, the authors suggest considering intergenerational justice as intergenerational inclusion and in terms of active participation and empowerment in people’s local communities. The analysis takes into account theoretical issues and practical implications of such a viewpoint, referring in particular to welfare systems and their effectiveness in facing this kind of challenge.
Il principio di giustizia intergenerazionale è molto diffuso nel settore dell'ecologia, ma sta diventando meno inusuale considerarlo anche in altri ambiti. A partire dalla crisi economica del 2008 sono notevolmente aumentate la disuguaglianze all'interno e tra le generazioni. In diversi paesi dell'UE, il numero di NEET è aumentato drasticamente dopo la recessione. Muovendo dal caso italiano, il paper si sofferma sulle politiche recentemente messe in atto per affrontare il problema. L'evidenza mostra che soluzioni focalizzate esclusivamente sul mercato del lavoro non sono sufficienti per attivare una piena inclusione sociale. Pertanto, gli autori suggeriscono di considerare la giustizia intergenerazionale come inclusione intergenerazionale e in termini di partecipazione attiva e responsabilizzazione nelle comunità locali delle persone. L'analisi tiene conto delle questioni teoriche e delle implicazioni pratiche di tale prospettiva, con riferimento in particolare ai sistemi di welfare e alla loro efficacia nell'affrontare questo tipo di sfide.
INTERGENERATIONAL JUSTICE AS INTERGENERATIONAL INCLUSION: new challenges for welfare systems
Balduzzi G;
2020-01-01
Abstract
The principle of intergenerational justice is much more common in the environmental sector, but it is becoming less unusual to consider it in a social and political context. The last economic crisis has significantly increased inequality among and across generations. In several EU countries, the number of NEETs raised dramatically after the recession. Moving from the Italian case, the paper focuses on the policies recently implemented to tackle the problem. Evidence shows that solutions exclusively focused on the labour market are not sufficient to activate a full social inclusion. Hence, the authors suggest considering intergenerational justice as intergenerational inclusion and in terms of active participation and empowerment in people’s local communities. The analysis takes into account theoretical issues and practical implications of such a viewpoint, referring in particular to welfare systems and their effectiveness in facing this kind of challenge.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.