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Record Nr.

UNINA9910782949603321

Autore

Koff Stephen P

Titolo

Italy [[electronic resource] ] : from the 1st to the 2nd Republic

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Taylor and Francis, 2013

ISBN

0-203-17077-6

1-134-64368-3

1-280-33487-8

0-203-00536-8

0-415-19664-7

1-134-64369-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Disciplina

320.945/09/049

945

Soggetti

Italy - Politics and government - 1945-1976

Italy - Politics and government - 1976-1994

Italy - Politics and government - 1994-

Italy Politics and government 1945-1976

Italy Politics and government 1976-1994

Italy Politics and government 1994-2018

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Map of Italy; Italian politics: a tale of contradictions; Italian political culture: diverse threads; Political behaviour: a changing party system; Elections and electors; Political behaviour: interest articulation and aggregation; Parliament: a legislature in search of its role; The executive power: the government and the President of the Republic; The public administration; The politics of justice; The territorial distribution of power: the Italian regional state; Italy and the European Union; Italy: difficulties in facing the millennium

Postscript Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 with a sound understanding of the basics of Italian politics and government, and will provide clear and simple insights into the intricacies of Italian political behaviour. The comprehensive coverage includes: * an introduction to contemporary history, political geography and economic issues as well as Italian political values and attitudes. * a section on political behaviour which explores political part