[Proposal for informed consent for the 'differentiated autonomy' experiment]

Area of Science:

• Public Policy Analysis
• Regional Economics
• Health Disparities

Context:

• The proposal concerns differentiated regional autonomy in Italy, excluding the 5 special regions.
• This involves transferring regulatory and management powers from the State to 15 ordinary regions.
• The current system involves centralized state administration in these areas.

Purpose:

• To analyze the potential consequences of differentiated regional autonomy.
• To highlight the disproportionate negative impacts on Southern Italian regions.
• To examine the risks to national policy implementation and social cohesion.

Summary:

• Differentiated autonomy risks undermining national economic, social, environmental, and cultural policies.
• Southern regions are projected to suffer the most significant health and economic setbacks.
• Even affluent northern regions may experience internal disparities and urban periphery issues.

Impact:

• Implementation could exacerbate existing North-South divides and health inequalities.
• The erosion of national solidarity may lead to inter-regional and intra-regional conflict.
• The study underscores the need to consider constitutional principles of solidarity in regional policy.