La Carta Acquisti Sperimentale per la lotta alla povertà. Il caso di Torino

The article analyses the process of implementation of the national experimental income protection scheme in the city of Turin, a context distinguished by a strong tradition of public-third sector partenerships and with a range of pre-existing local measures of social assistance. The case offers precious insights about the multilevel governance – both vertical and horizontal – of income support. In fact the existing structure of services and relations between organizations can act as a powerful resource in fostering implementation, but at the same time can rise the costs of integration of the national policy within the local welfare system.