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9780415196635

Italy: From the 1st to the 2nd Republic

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    9780415196635

  • ISBN10:

    0415196639

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-11-16
  • Publisher: Routledge

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This textbook has been designed to provide students with an up to date and accessible introduction to the complexities of Italian politics during the 1990's. It will equip students wiht a sound understanding of the basics of Italian politics and government, and will provide clear and simple insights into the intricacies of Italian political behavior.

Table of Contents

Preface xi
Abbreviations xiii
Map of Italy
xiv
Italian politics: a tale of contradictions
1(16)
Introduction
1(2)
Political geography: the North--South dimension
3(4)
The economy
7(2)
Historical baggage
9(8)
Italian political culture: diverse threads
17(14)
Introduction
17(1)
Political cultural characteristics
18(11)
Conclusion
29(2)
Political behaviour: a changing party system
31(25)
Introduction
31(1)
Parties in the First Republic
32(10)
Parties in the Second Republic
42(12)
Conclusion
54(2)
Elections and electors
56(22)
Introduction
56(1)
The electoral system: a roadblock to change
57(1)
Referenda: the people's voice
58(1)
Elections in the First Republic
59(7)
The problems of electoral reform
66(2)
Elections: the beginning of the Second Republic
68(9)
Conclusion
77(1)
Political behaviour: interest articulation and aggregation
78(32)
Overview
78(2)
The Italian interest group universe
80(22)
Interest groups, access channels and corporatism
102(6)
Conclusion
108(2)
Parliament: a legislature in search of its role
110(20)
Introduction
110(1)
The parliamentary career
111(3)
Governing organs and parliamentary groups
114(4)
The committee system: functions and powers
118(4)
The legislative process
122(3)
Decree laws and referenda: a parliamentary perspective
125(1)
The control function
126(1)
Conclusion
127(3)
The executive power: the government and the President of the Republic
130(19)
Introduction
130(3)
The legal bases of the government and its formation
133(2)
The Prime Minister: a limited leader
135(1)
The Council of Ministers: the toll of coalitions
136(1)
Ministers, undersecretaries and the presidency of the Council of Ministers
137(1)
Other organs of the executive and delegated legislation
138(2)
The President of the Republic: more than a traditional head of state
140(8)
Conclusion
148(1)
The public administration
149(15)
Functions and traits
149(3)
An organization deaf to its clientele
152(3)
The civil service career
155(6)
Ineffective controls on the public administration
161(1)
Conclusion
162(2)
The politics of justice
164(18)
Introduction
164(1)
Legal careers: attorneys, judges and prosecutors
164(3)
Special legal units: administrative tribunals and the Constitutional Court
167(4)
Judicial independence and the High Council of the Judiciary
171(4)
Tangentopoli and the magistracy
175(3)
Conclusion
178(4)
The territorial distribution of power: the Italian regional state
182(16)
Introduction
182(2)
The regional state: innovative devolution
184(1)
The commune: a small unit with big responsibilities
185(4)
The province: a unit which refuses to disappear
189(2)
The region: a continually developing unit
191(5)
Summary and conclusion
196(2)
Italy and the European Union
198(13)
Contrasting behaviour
198(2)
Support for the EU
200(2)
Institutional problems and leadership issues
202(4)
Italy's image in Europe
206(2)
Regions and the EU
208(1)
Conclusion
209(2)
Italy: difficulties in facing the millennium
211(5)
Postscript
216(6)
Bibliography 222(13)
Index 235

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