ABSTRACT
In the search to identify the factors that come into play in the transition towards a post-Keynesian or post-Fordist welfare state, for some time now the literature has highlighted the appearance of new social risks that put pressure on traditional systems of protection and are connected to two main fields of change (Taylor-Gooby, ed., 2004):
the socio-demographic dynamics related to the ageing population, the greater family diversification and instability, and increasing migratory flows;
the transformation of the economy and employment, in particular a rise in the number of women on the job market, the increase in unemployment and the spread of atypical forms of work.
