an INSEE), the 1, 9% gross domestic product growth in 2006 allowed a slight improvement in the Italian economy after 4 years of stagnation. This improvement is featured by a noticeable upturn in industrial activity (2, 6% increase in production) but services remain below the European average despite a 23€ hourly work cost, which puts the peninsula at 12th in the EU ranking, just ahead of Spain, Greece and Portugal. The Italian production model, mainly characterized by the prevalence of small
…Italy: publication of the 2006 ISTAT economic and social report
The report points to the need to intervene on the labour market by boosting innovation and competitiveness, encouraging training and promoting new family and social security policies, particularly for the most disadvantaged sections of the population.
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