Stefano Ronchi

Stefano Ronchi

Stefano Ronchi

Stefano Ronchi

stefano.ronchi@unimi.it

24 July 2020

Minimum income reforms in crisis-ridden EU: social conditionality in the shadow of austerity

By Stefano Ronchi

Despite tight economic conditionality from the EU and international lenders, minimum income policy was expanded in some crisis-ridden European countries. When minimum income expansion was not triggered by domestic politics, the EU crucially intervened to put it on the agenda: ‘social conditionality’ made its appearance alongside economic conditionality.

29 May 2020

Social investment outcomes and policy complementarities: lessons for Social Europe

By Stefano Ronchi

Taking social investment seriously has become more important than ever before to jumpstart European welfare states after the COVID tragedy. A fair balance of social investment and social protection policies will be crucial if no person (or member state) is to be left behind.

10 April 2020

EU welfare states through the crisis: losing track of social investment?

By Stefano Ronchi

The European social investment momentum came to a halt in the years of the crisis. Retrenchment rather than investment became an option for EU welfare states under strain.

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