The Author List of Abbreviations General Introduction Selected Bibliography
Part I. The Institutions
Chapter 1. The Organizational Structure of the Social Security System
Chapter 2. INPS, INPDAP, and INAIL
Chapter 3. Patronage Institutes
Part II. Contribution and Financing
Chapter 1. Contributions
Chapter 2. The Taxable Base
Chapter 3. Measures of Protection for the Insurance Position of the Worker
Chapter 4. Social Security Contribution Reduction and Relief from Contributions
Part III. Health Care
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. The National Health Service
Chapter 3. Sickness Benefits for Common Diseases
Chapter 4. Compulsory Tuberculosis Insurance
Part IV. Family Allowances
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Time off from Work to Assist Family Members
Chapter 3. Rest and Leave of Absence
Chapter 4. Family Income Support
Chapter 5. Pensions and Industrial Accidents Benefits
Chapter 6. Citizenship Benefits
Part V. Social Insurance for Invalidity
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Requirements
Chapter 3. Benefits
Chapter 4. The Civil Service
Part VI. Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Chapter 1. An Outline of Social Protection for Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases
Chapter 2. The Financing of the Scheme
Chapter 3. Field of Application
Chapter 4. Industrial Injury
Chapter 5. Occupational Diseases
Chapter 6. Benefits
Chapter 7. Employer’s Civil Liability
Chapter 8. The Procedure
Chapter 9. Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases in the Invalidity Pensions Scheme 101
Chapter 10. Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases Schemes for State and Local Authority Employees
Part VII. Unemployment
Chapter 1. The Social Security System for the Unemployed
Chapter 2. Unemployment Insurance
Chapter 3. Short-Time Earning Funds
Chapter 4. Mobility Allowance
Part VIII. Pensions
Chapter 1. Evolution
Chapter 2. Obligatory Social Insurance for Old-Age Coverage in the Private Sector: The Pay-Based Regime
Chapter 3. Obligatory Social Insurance for Old Age in the Private Sector: The Contribution System
Chapter 4. Relief in Relation to Fulfillment of Contribution Conditions
Chapter 5. Self-Employed and Freelance Pensions
Chapter 6. Public-Sector Workers’ Pensions
Chapter 7. Supplementary Social Security
Part IX. Social Assistance
Chapter 1. The Social Assistance System
Chapter 2. Minimum Earnings Supplement
Chapter 3. The Social Allowance
Chapter 4. Social Assistance for Civil Invalidity and War Pensions
Chapter 5. Family Benefits
Part X. Protection of Pension Rights and Contribution Credits
Chapter 1. The Protection of Pension Rights
Chapter 2. Protection of Contributory Credit
Chapter 3. Contentious Procedures
Index