Italy

by Mark Donovan (Editor)

The main purpose of this book is to make readily available leading articles on Italian politics published over the last 25 years. The book was compiled during an unusually turbulent period even by Italian standards, after having had three general elections in four years, 1992-1996, and an entirely new configuration of political parties vying to manage Italy. This has lead to a bout of heightened interest in Italian politics, particularly as this crisis encapsulates many of the challenges confronting the advanced capitalist democracies more generally, such as the weakening of established dominant parties. Volumes I and II, both presented here, aim to explore the evolution of Italian politics from the post-war period to the current crisis, giving an historical perspective.

970 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998