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Environmental legislation and achieving circular economy in Italy's waste sector: A shift-and-share macro-area analysis

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  • Agovino, Massimiliano
  • Cerciello, Massimiliano
  • Garofalo, Antonio
  • Musella, Gaetano

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In the European Union, the transition to a circular economy has been guided by supranational regulations, subsequently transposed by Member States. In Italy, transposition occurred through Legislative Decrees 22/1997 and 152/2006, which set ambitious waste targets. To test their effectiveness in promoting the transition, we implement a Shift-and-Share analysis on data over 1997–2006 and 2007–2019. The three Italian macro-areas (North, Centre and South) shared a virtuous planning phase (specialisation) and a penalising socioeconomic context (competitiveness) in the first period. In the second period, the situation reverted in Northern and Central Italy. Southern Italy remained anchored to the linear economy model.

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  • Agovino, Massimiliano & Cerciello, Massimiliano & Garofalo, Antonio & Musella, Gaetano, 2024. "Environmental legislation and achieving circular economy in Italy's waste sector: A shift-and-share macro-area analysis," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 90(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:juipol:v:90:y:2024:i:c:s0957178724001048
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2024.101811
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