Il lavoro come mezzo o come fine? Costruzione dei percorsi di inclusione lavorativa e aspettative dei beneficiari

The chapter examines the pathways to labour market integration, starting from the way the subject is treated in the literature, through the definition of objectives, the choice of instruments and the expectations of the beneficiaries. The analysis reveals that, despite the chapter's emphasis on the internal operations of the employment centres (CPI), whose primary goal, even within the RDC framework, is job placement, the findings indicate a different reality. If the mandate of job centres interprets work as an 'end' of the pathways, it is often instead conceived as a 'means', especially with a view to social inclusion, in ways similar to those that characterise social services. This creates a stark contrast between the mission of the centres and the activities and projects they manage to implement.