My main focus, as requested by the editors, is the changing governance of welfare. But changes in this regard are inseparable from broader changes in the welfare regimes that emerged in advanced western capitalist states in the postwar Atlantic Fordist boom. Thus I will also discuss the social and economic functions that current welfare regimes are expected to perform and the scales on which th...

Medium-sized cities are an important component of the settlement system and often described as a joining link between urban rural areas. However, in recent decades they have been impacted by growing competition from large which tremendous appeal for post-Fordist economy various segments population. This paper analyses demographic trajectories 99 medium-sized Italy with provincial capital status...

This paper investigates some of the man~estations and major forces driving the emergence of the new economy. A model of the virtual enterprise is proposed and investigated in the context of a virtual industry value chain. The transition to the virtual economy is definitely technology driven but is also shaped by social, economic, institutional forces. As such, it raises a number of significant ...