Italian Politics: Adjustment Under DuressThis wide-ranging book seeks to unravel the complexities of post-1992 Italian democracy. It takes as its point of departure the dramatic political tensions of the early 1990s and evaluates these against the background of an analysis of the ‘First Republic’ that predates these changes. Martin Bull and James Newell, renowned scholars of Italian Politics, argue that the early 1990s revolution in Italian party politics should be seen both as a major cause of subsequent changes in the political system and as a consequence of longer-term, still on-going changes in the Italian polity. The books explains how we can understand in this light the mixed success of the parties in attempting to act as autonomous vehicles of reform – and therefore why, if we are witnessing a transformation to a ‘Second Republic’, many of its key features still remain to be shaped. Each of the thematic chapters clearly juxtaposes Italy as it was before the 1990s with Italy today, thereby evaluating the degree to which the early 1990s can be seen as a watershed. In this way the book offers a novel account of both contemporary political developments and their historical significance in teh context of the ‘Italian political model’ that took shape in the period after 1945. This will be essential reading for all students of Italian and Comparative Politics, who will find the clarity and breadth of the book invaluable. Equally, scholars will be fascinated by this new and compelling argument. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Political Parties and the Party System | 50 |
Political Culture Elections and Voting Behaviour | 63 |
The Representation of Interests | 80 |
1 Economically active population by sector of employment | 88 |
1 Italian public perceptions of corruption in public life | 112 |
Informal Institutions | 113 |
2 Measures of selected oversight activity 7th14th legislatures | 125 |
2 Family expenditure in northern and southern Italy | 165 |
Big Industry | 171 |
1 Distribution of economic activity in industrial manufacturing | 178 |
The South | 191 |
1 Financial investments by the Cassa per il Mezzogiorno | 193 |
5 Italian exporters by size of firm number of employees 2001 | 208 |
Italy and the European Union | 223 |
References | 238 |
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Italian Politics: Adjustment Under Duress - Primary Source Edition Martin J. Bull,James Newell No preview available - 2014 |
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Constructing Democracy in Southern Europe: A Comparative Analysis of Italy ... Lauren M. McLaren No preview available - 2008 |