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ABOUT THE BOOK

The political history of Italy has been an undeniably turbulent one. The country’s political system has been repeatedly threatened by the historical existence of extremist parties on the left and right, an economy which struggles to adapt, the cleavage between a developed north and an underdeveloped south, the challenge posed by terrorist groups and organized crime, high public debt, and governments that last on average only ten months. Paradoxically, however, Italy continues to muddle through from one political crisis to another with one of the world’s highest standards of living and quality of life. What is the secret of Italian politics? 

LIST OF CANTENTS

1. THE NEXUS BETWEEN SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHANGE IN ITALY: WHY DOES ITALY MATTER?

2. THE IMPACT OF ECONOMIC CHALLENGES ON ITALY'S POLITICAL SYSTEM

3. PARLIAMENT: DEMOCRATIZATION OF REPRESNTIVE INSTITUTIONS

4. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH: WHO RULES ITALY?

5. THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM: THE DELIVERY OF JUSTICE UNDER THE SEPARATION OF POWER

6. THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM AND THE SEARCH FOR POLITICAL ADVANTAGE

7. THE POLITICAL PARTY SYSTEM

8. ORGANIZED GROUPS AND CIVIL SOCIETY

9. ITALY AS AN INTERNATIONAL ACTOR: PUNCHING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT?

10. CONCLUSIONS