Italy: A Difficult Democracy: A Survey of Italian Politics - Softcover

Spotts, Frederic; Wieser, Theodor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521315115 ISBN 13: 9780521315111

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1986

Synopsis

Italy is the world's sixth economic power, lies in a key geopolitical position, and was a founding member of NATO and the European Community. Yet of all the major European states Italy is the least understood and studied. This book provides the only up-to-date survey of the Italian political scene during the forty years since World War II. It describes the inner-dynamics of the political parties, the day-to-day functioning of the governing institutions, and the interaction of the country's economic, social, and political life. It shows how a political system, riven with difficulties and seemingly in a continual crisis, survives and prospers - in some ways more successfully than its purportedly better-governed neighbours. Based on the authors' first-hand observations of Italian politics, the book offers a valuable insight into a subtle and complex, but fascinating political world.

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This book provides the best up-to-date survey of the Italian political scene during the forty years since World War II. It describes the inner dynamics of the political parties, the day-to-day functioning of the governing institutions, and the interaction of the country's economic, social, and political life. It shows how a political system, riven with difficulties and seemingly in a continual crisis, survives and prospers--in some ways more successfully than its purportedly better-governed neighbors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521315115
• ISBN 13: 9780521315111
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344