Italian politics : frustrated aspirations for change

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Italian politics : frustrated aspirations for change

edited by Mark Donovan and Paolo Onofri

(Italian politics : a review / edited by Robert Leonardi, Raffaella Y. Nanetti & Piergiorgio Corbetta, v. 23)

Berghahn Books, 2008

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Italian politics 07

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"A publication of the Istituto Cattaneo"

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内容説明

Uncertainty about the future of the government and strong anti-political sentiment dominated Italian politics in 2007. Following a government crisis in February, rooted in the question of Italy's role in Afghanistan, Prime Minister Romano Prodi was able to re-establish his coalition, but in the spring it suffered a clear setback in local elections amidst a climate of growing unpopularity. Initial chapters in this volume analyse these events as well as some important initiatives aimed, in different ways, at containing public disaffection towards the political class: the establishment of the Democratic Party, the electoral referendum campaign, and Silvio Berlusconi's announcement of the birth of a new, center-right political party. As demonstrated in following chapters, the government did still manage to achieve a degree of success during the year in combating tax evasion and reducing the budget deficit as a result of increased tax revenue and more effective control of public expenditure. A number of redistributive goals were achieved in this way, as the volume's examination of government social policy makes clear. Final chapters complete the picture of the state of Italian society in a year characterized by a fragile government facing a number challenging issues subject to veto: the liberalization program and the uncompleted introduction of fiscal federalism, the ever-challenging management of the national health system, the role of the Bank of Italy, the relationship with the Catholic Church and the legislation on de facto couples, crime and security.

目次

List of Abbreviations Chronology of Italian Political Events, 2007 Compiled by Rinaldo Vignati Introduction: Instability, Anti-politics, and Frustrated Aspirations for Change Mark Donovan and Paolo Onofri Chapter 1. The Birth of the Democratic Party Marc Lazar Chapter 2. The Center-Right: Conflict, Unity, and Permanent Mobilization Mark Donovan Chapter 3. The 2007 Local Elections: Between Stability and Rhetoric Duncan McDonnell Chapter 4. The Campaign for the Electoral Referendum and the Prospects for Reform Gianfranco Baldini Chapter 5. Foreign Policy: The Difficult Pursuit of Influence James Walston Chapter 6. The Reform of the Supervisory Bodies: The Bank of Italy's New Role Lucia Quaglia Chapter 7. Liberalization Interrupted Andrea Boitani Chapter 8. Health, Fiscal Federalism, and Local Public Services Massimo Bordignon and Gilberto Turati Chapter 9. The Social Policy of the Center-Left Government Massimo Baldini and Paolo Bosi Chapter 10. Civil Unions and Political Divisions Luigi Ceccarini Chapter 11. Windshield Washers, Gutter Punks, Roma, Robbery, and Graffiti: What Is Insecurity in Italy Today? Laura Sartori Documentary Appendix Compiled and edited by Debora Mantovani About the Editors and Contributors

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