Foundation for subsidiarity
Encyclopedia
Foundation for Subsidiarity (Fondazione per la Sussidiarieta') is an Italian think tank
founded in Milan
, Italy
, in 2002 with the goal of enriching the cultural-scientific discourse and to promote a vision of society based on the centrality of the person and the principal of subsidiarity
, with a particular emphasis on the aspects of education
which relate to it.
which is based on the centrality of the person
and on the principle of mutual help, with a particular accent on the connected educational aspects.
The work of the Foundation is deeply rooted in the principal of subsidiarity
which affirms the primacy of the person over society and of society over the state, such that all decisions pertaining to general well-being should be made at the level as close as possible to the citizen.
The Foundation’s work is grounded in research by academic departments in the fields of: Banks and Finance; Cooperation and Poverty; Education; Training and Human Capital; Enterprise and Entrepreneurial activities; Welfare and Employment; Public Utilities; Subsidiarity and the State.
In-depth coverage of the Foundation’s activities can be found in Atlantide, a quarterly magazine published by RCS-ETAS. It provides an attentive analysis of the Foundation’s work based on a scientific committee of academics and opinion-makers from a wide array of disciplines and schools of thought. These include: Lorenzo Ornaghi, Pietro Ichino, Ferruccio De Bortoli, Stefano Zamagni, Antonio Polito, Alberto Quadrio Curzio, Augusto Barbera, and Giulio Sapelli.
Foundation for Subsidiarity has also a daily online magazine, in Italian
, English
, and Spanish
, Il Sussidiario.
sectors: education
, health
, assistance and culture
.
In this regard, the priority value of the user’s free choice has been recognized, and immediately a debate has been fostered with the government institutions to promote reforms in support of the mutual help principle. The work done has brought to the introduction of the concept of mutual help and fiscal mutual help in the Italian Constitution.
Other sectors of cultural intervention are the world of the Small and Medium Size Enterprises and the world of public utilities, the latter tightly held between inefficient "statalism" and liberalizations that go against the public interest.
As far as the particular moment of crisis going through the world of enterprise, the centrality of the investment of human capital for its development and innovation has been brought to light. The Foundation has, moreover, dealt with the themes concerning the administration of financial resources, internationalization, the juridical base of the relations with the public.
The work of the Foundation is aimed also to bring to light the methodological value of interventions of international cooperation and interventions for the development of the Third World
.
An ample space has been dedicated to the theme of education: the engagement to educate according to ideal criteria is often abandoned; the resources dedicated to education are insufficient; its quality is not controlled and freedom of education is almost completely impeded. The activity of the Foundation in this sector has had a great influence on the current process of reform.
As far as the discussion about financial resources, the Foundation has supplied instruments in favor of the independence of banking foundations, which are fundamental subjects to finance the non-profit world.
Likewise, it takes care of the future of popular banks, country-side banks of deposit, and former savings banks, as non-profit realities that are fundamental for the development of small and medium size enterprises.
Think tank
A think tank is an organization that conducts research and engages in advocacy in areas such as social policy, political strategy, economics, military, and technology issues. Most think tanks are non-profit organizations, which some countries such as the United States and Canada provide with tax...
founded in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, Italy
Italy
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, in 2002 with the goal of enriching the cultural-scientific discourse and to promote a vision of society based on the centrality of the person and the principal of subsidiarity
Subsidiarity
Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as the idea that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which...
, with a particular emphasis on the aspects of education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
which relate to it.
Mission
Cultural-scientific investigation and spreading of a vision of societySociety
A society, or a human society, is a group of people related to each other through persistent relations, or a large social grouping sharing the same geographical or virtual territory, subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations...
which is based on the centrality of the person
Person
A person is a human being, or an entity that has certain capacities or attributes strongly associated with being human , for example in a particular moral or legal context...
and on the principle of mutual help, with a particular accent on the connected educational aspects.
The work of the Foundation is deeply rooted in the principal of subsidiarity
Subsidiarity
Subsidiarity is an organizing principle that matters ought to be handled by the smallest, lowest or least centralized competent authority. The Oxford English Dictionary defines subsidiarity as the idea that a central authority should have a subsidiary function, performing only those tasks which...
which affirms the primacy of the person over society and of society over the state, such that all decisions pertaining to general well-being should be made at the level as close as possible to the citizen.
The Foundation’s work is grounded in research by academic departments in the fields of: Banks and Finance; Cooperation and Poverty; Education; Training and Human Capital; Enterprise and Entrepreneurial activities; Welfare and Employment; Public Utilities; Subsidiarity and the State.
Activities
To achieve its goals the Foundation is involved in activities which include research, professional training, publications, seminars and conferences on social, economic and political themes.In-depth coverage of the Foundation’s activities can be found in Atlantide, a quarterly magazine published by RCS-ETAS. It provides an attentive analysis of the Foundation’s work based on a scientific committee of academics and opinion-makers from a wide array of disciplines and schools of thought. These include: Lorenzo Ornaghi, Pietro Ichino, Ferruccio De Bortoli, Stefano Zamagni, Antonio Polito, Alberto Quadrio Curzio, Augusto Barbera, and Giulio Sapelli.
Foundation for Subsidiarity has also a daily online magazine, in Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, Il Sussidiario.
Areas of interest
The first area of interest of the Foundation has been the non-profit reality, meant as social enterprises that are capable of distributing services in the so-called welfareWelfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
sectors: education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, health
Health
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...
, assistance and culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
.
In this regard, the priority value of the user’s free choice has been recognized, and immediately a debate has been fostered with the government institutions to promote reforms in support of the mutual help principle. The work done has brought to the introduction of the concept of mutual help and fiscal mutual help in the Italian Constitution.
Other sectors of cultural intervention are the world of the Small and Medium Size Enterprises and the world of public utilities, the latter tightly held between inefficient "statalism" and liberalizations that go against the public interest.
As far as the particular moment of crisis going through the world of enterprise, the centrality of the investment of human capital for its development and innovation has been brought to light. The Foundation has, moreover, dealt with the themes concerning the administration of financial resources, internationalization, the juridical base of the relations with the public.
The work of the Foundation is aimed also to bring to light the methodological value of interventions of international cooperation and interventions for the development of the Third World
Third World
The term Third World arose during the Cold War to define countries that remained non-aligned with either capitalism and NATO , or communism and the Soviet Union...
.
An ample space has been dedicated to the theme of education: the engagement to educate according to ideal criteria is often abandoned; the resources dedicated to education are insufficient; its quality is not controlled and freedom of education is almost completely impeded. The activity of the Foundation in this sector has had a great influence on the current process of reform.
As far as the discussion about financial resources, the Foundation has supplied instruments in favor of the independence of banking foundations, which are fundamental subjects to finance the non-profit world.
Likewise, it takes care of the future of popular banks, country-side banks of deposit, and former savings banks, as non-profit realities that are fundamental for the development of small and medium size enterprises.