Italian Politics: The Year of the Tycoon

ISBN-13: 9780813329765 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 276 str.

Piero Ignazi; Richard S. Katz

Opis

Following the major upheavals of 1993, the Italian political system suffered intense aftershocks tied to the renewal of the political class in 1994. There were shattering changes in the party systemin particular the birth of Berlusconi's Forza Italiaand the first majoritarian parliament was established. In this latest edition of Italian Politics all the crucial issues that defined Italian political and social life during 1994 are discussed and interpreted by renowned scholars from Italy, the United States, and Britain, who provide an indispensable guide for understanding Italy's transformation."

Spis treści

Chronology of Italian Political Events, 1994 -- Introduction -- Forza Italia: The Overwhelming Success and the Consequent Problems of a Virtual Party -- From the Ghetto to Palazzo Chigi: The Ascent of the National Alliance -- The Failure of the Progressive Alliance -- The 1994 Elections -- The New Members of Parliament -- The First Majoritarian Parliament -- Mani Pulite, Year III -- The New Foreign Policy -- The Uncertain Path of Privatization -- Politics and Karaoke -- RAI and Fininvest in the Year of Berlusconi -- Documentary Appendix -- About the Editors and Contributors -- About the Book

O autorze

Richard S Katz