The article analyses «returning» internal migrations of immigrants in Italy, particularly towards the region of Campania. In the past this region had the dual role of a transit area and a stabilization area, but it is now becoming the main destination of immigrants who lose their jobs as a result of the crisis. In particular, the essay examines the impact these new internal flows have on social cohesion both in the regions being left and in the job market in Campania. Interviews with direct witnesses and immigrants reconstruct the processes of skidding and impoverishment in the context of the crisis of the Neapolitan model of survival, which had previously been able, however unsatisfactorily, to receive even those immigrants in the most desperate conditions.only subscribers can see the full article

The article examines the progress of female employment in the face of the world economic crisis that has hit the country. The aim is to bring out how, in the present-day scenario, not only gender inequalities, related to the trends of the last fifteen years, are growing, but also those between women. In a context where there are serious employment difficulties, the unequal distribution of opportunities, both between different areas and different classes, produces further fragmentation. At the same time, there is an emerging «need» for women to work, to reduce the economic vulnerability of the family, given the serious implications on economic wellbeing and expenditure on children. The conclusions emphasize the clear risk of widening the gulf between a North that may already be enjoying an upturn, and a South where those regressive phenomena might be consolidated, forcing women into an anachronistic role as housewives and excluding the young from jobs and professional training. only subscribers can see the full article