Italy: From the 1st to the 2nd Republic

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ISBN: 9780415196635 | 0415196639
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Copyright: 11/16/1999

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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.

Preface

Abbreviations

xiii

Map of Italy

xiv

Italian politics: a tale of contradictions

(16)

Introduction

(2)

Political geography: the North--South dimension

(4)

The economy

(2)

Historical baggage

(8)

Italian political culture: diverse threads

(14)

Introduction

(1)

Political cultural characteristics

(11)

Conclusion

(2)

Political behaviour: a changing party system

(25)

Introduction

(1)

Parties in the First Republic

(10)

Parties in the Second Republic

(12)

Conclusion

(2)

Elections and electors

(22)

Introduction

(1)

The electoral system: a roadblock to change

(1)

Referenda: the people's voice

(1)

Elections in the First Republic

(7)

The problems of electoral reform

(2)

Elections: the beginning of the Second Republic

(9)

Conclusion

(1)

Political behaviour: interest articulation and aggregation

(32)

Overview

(2)

The Italian interest group universe

(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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