Fairness at Work? The Italian White Paper on Labour Market Reform.

The article discusses the White Paper titled "Proposals for an Active Society and for Quality in Work," issued by the Italian Ministry of Labour in October 2001. It states that the White Paper caused debate among both the academic community and the social partners. The central idea driving the entire proposal is said to be shifting protection from the employment relationship to the labour market. The alleged Europeanisation of domestic employment policies found the proposals is examined.