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Mark Donovan (Ed.) - Frustrated Aspirations for Change - 9781845456382 - V9781845456382
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Frustrated Aspirations for Change

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Description for Frustrated Aspirations for Change Paperback. 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 Editor(s): Donovan, Mark; Onofri, Paolo. Series: Italian Politics. Num Pages: 308 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JP; KC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 142 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 410.

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.

Product Details

Publisher
Berghahn Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Italian Politics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845456382
SKU
V9781845456382
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99-1

About Mark Donovan (Ed.)
Mark Donovan teaches Politics in the School of European Studies, Cardiff University where he has specialized in the study of Italian politics. His most recent publication is a co-edited special issue of Modern Italy (November 2008) on “The Centre in Italian Politics.”

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