Manpower and the common market

Abstract

Of the three freedoms which make up the ideal of the European Common Market - free movements of goods, capital and persons - the third of these is arguably the furthest from having been realised. The present article considers the problem of labour in the European Economic Community, and in particular with regard to the development of the Italian economy, clarifying the way in which they are dealt with in the Treaty of Rome. The author first looks at the quantitative and qualitative aspects of the problem, independently of the provisions of, or obligations under, the Treaty of Rome, in order to determine future trends in terms of their natural development. In light of this analysis, the author then provides a critical evaluation, from the Italian point of view, of the implications of the provisions of the Treaty itself, singling out principals by which the concrete implementation might be guided in the coming years.

JEL: F15, F16, F66, J21, J61