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