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Record Nr.

UNINA9910172252103321

Autore

Putnam Robert D.

Titolo

Making democracy work : civic traditions in modern Italy / / Robert Leonardi, Robert D. Putnam, Raffaella Y. Nanetti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [1993]

©1993

ISBN

1-4008-1014-0

1-4008-1762-5

9786612397424

1-282-39742-7

1-4008-2074-X

1-4008-1305-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 pages)

Classificazione

MG 62960

Disciplina

306.20945

Soggetti

Regionalism - Italy

Decentralization in government - Italy

Democracy - Italy

Government - Non-U.S

Law, Politics & Government

Government - Europe

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Figures -- Figures -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Studying Institutional Performance -- CHAPTER 2. Changing the Rules: Two Decades of Institutional Development -- CHAPTER 3. Measuring Institutional Performance -- CHAPTER 4. Explaining Institutional Performance -- CHAPTER 5. Tracing the Roots of the Civic Community -- CHAPTER 6. Social Capital and Institutional Success -- APPENDIX A. Research Methods -- APPENDIX B. Statistical Evidence on Attitude Change among Regional Councilors -- APPENDIX C. Institutional Performance (1978-1985) -- APPENDIX D. Regional Abbreviations Used in Scattergrams -- APPENDIX E. Local Government Performance (1982-1986) and Regional Government Performance



(1978-1985) -- APPENDIX F. Traditions of Civic Involvement (1860-1920) -- Notes -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Why do some democratic governments succeed and others fail? In a book that has received attention from policymakers and civic activists in America and around the world, Robert Putnam and his collaborators offer empirical evidence for the importance of "civic community" in developing successful institutions. Their focus is on a unique experiment begun in 1970 when Italy created new governments for each of its regions. After spending two decades analyzing the efficacy of these governments in such fields as agriculture, housing, and health services, they reveal patterns of associationism, trust, and cooperation that facilitate good governance and economic prosperity.