Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Graziano Pini Title: I controlli interni nelle regioni a statuto ordinario e il nuovo ruolo dei consigli Abstract: I controlli interni nelle regioni a statuto ordinario e il nuovo ruolo dei consigli (di Graziano Pini) - ABSTRACT: The role of the regional Councils is currently being redefined: this will take shape and substance in the new statutes, since the direct election of the regional Presidents and the duties now assigned to the managers have effectively shifted authority back within the institution of the Region. In the framework of this repositioning of the Council, together with the relevant commissions, the functions of orientation and control could be decisive, especially when reviewed with respect to the present situation. In the current state of considerable ferment, this paper seeks to pinpoint certain functions of the Council relative to the checks on the efficiency, effectiveness and economic viability of the operative structure. Also noted are the features peculiar to public organizations precisely as regards the modalities of control over the management and strategies of the body. Particular analysis is made of the traditional typologies of control and those typical of a regional authority, the possible qualitative and quantitative developments, and the possible tools, in view inter alia of the ever-growing need to investigate and assess the effects, as these make themselves felt, of the provisions of the regions as bodies exacting financial resources and regulations, rather than services. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2003/1 Year: 2003 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=19434&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:epepep:v:html10.3280/Ep2003-001001 Number: 1 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Gianfranco Cerea Title: Il ruolo delle regioni e la riforma dei sistemi pensionistici Abstract: Il ruolo delle regioni e la riforma dei sistemi pensionistici (di Gianfranco Cerea) - ABSTRACT: The recent revision of the Italian Constitution has profoundly altered the distribution of powers between the state and the regional administrations, with the latter acquiring extremely important areas of jurisdiction. Among the powers devolved to the regions is authority to issue rules which integrate the state law on supplementary social security, or the set of financial instruments that flank traditional state pensions. This decision by the Italian legislators appears justified by a set of ?failures? associated with the mechanisms for voluntary subscription to supplementary pension schemes. The first and most important of such failures is the modest proportion of the population " especially among the most vulnerable groups " which opts for these investments essential to guarantee a future characterized by significant cutbacks in state pensions. In this regard, signal mention should be made of the experience of the Trentino-Alto Adige region, which has implemented a series of innovative measures able to overcome many of the difficulties that elsewhere have obstructed the introduction and development of new social security models. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2003/1 Year: 2003 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=19435&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:epepep:v:html10.3280/Ep2003-001002 Number: 2 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Lucia Rotaris Author-Name: Romeo Danielis Title: La stima dei costi esterni dei trasporti: difficolt? teoriche e applicative Abstract: La stima dei costi esterni dei trasporti: difficolt? teoriche e applicative (di Romeo Danielis e Lucia Rotaris) - ABSTRACT: Estimates of external costs of transport are quoted in important political and statistical documents. However, some theoretical and methodological aspects of the definition of external costs are still unclear. The paper discusses some of these issues. In the first part of the paper, having analysed the concept of external costs, and assessed its dependence on the institutional set up and on the assumption about altruism and information, the paper proposes a distinction between external costs and social costs. The former is associated with efficiency analysis, the latter with cost-efficiency analysis. The two concepts are then discussed with specific reference to external costs caused by transport activities. The second part of the paper reviews and discusses the main methodological uncertainties connected with the estimation of external cost of air pollution, congestion and accidents. It is argued that because of methodological and data constraints there appears to be insufficient knowledge on marginal external cost, whereas average social costs are better known. Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2003/1 Year: 2003 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=19436&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:epepep:v:html10.3280/Ep2003-001003 Number: 3 Template-type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Franco Becchis Title: Le fatiche del regolatore: fattori di debolezza nella regolazione dei servizi pubblici locali Abstract: Le fatiche del regolatore: fattori di debolezza nella regolazione dei servizi pubblici locali (di Franco Becchis) - ABSTRACT: The paper deals with regulation authorities/agencies and local monopolies. The framework of the analysis can be useful, in general, for franchising/contracting-out relationships between local governments and firms. The core thesis of the paper is that the effectiveness of local regulatory authorities is significantly weakened, a part from information asymmetries largely treated in literature, by several factor. Some of these are external to the authority, like the incumbent?s proximity to the local market and socio-political environment; some influence the authority behaviour, like the improper costs due to inertia and osmosis between professional statuses with interest?s conflict. These factors are also present in the regulation process at national level, yet they seem more incisive when the geographical dimension of the regulated markets shrinks. Besides, there are interesting analogies with the auditing and rating sectors. Corrective policies may consist in spreading the culture of regulation at local level, enlarging the spatial competence of the authorities/agencies, Classification-JEL: Keywords: Note: Pages: Volume: 2003/1 Year: 2003 Issue:1 File-URL:http://www.francoangeli.it/riviste/Scheda_Rivista.aspx?IDArticolo=19437&Tipo=Articolo PDF File-Format: text/HTML Handle: RePEc:fan:epepep:v:html10.3280/Ep2003-001004 Number: 4